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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CAVACK, CAVAG, n. A flock of gulls or other sea-fowl calling and diving over a shoal of herring (Arg. 1936 L. M'Innes Dial. S. Kintyre 10, cavag).Arg.¹ 1929:
There were three big cavacks off Whitehouse and the gannets were striking fine inshore.