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Quotation dates: 1822
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¶HORVEN, n. A mythical sea-monster.Sh. 1822 S. Hibbert Descr. Sh. 565:
The kraken or horven, which appears like a floating island, sending forth tentacula as high as the masts of a ship, and the great sea-snake, are monsters that have been occasionally recognised.
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