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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SISTIE-MOOSE, n.comb. The name of a bird, applied in some Sh. areas to the wren, Troglodytes (Sh. 1951 Sh. Folk Book II. 27). [′sɪstemus]Sh. 1949 New Shetlander No. 18. 44:
Da stinklin, da peerie wren, da sistie-moose and da coarnfuil.