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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1721
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WHISKER, n. Also whusker (Sc. 1928 Scots Mag. (May) 141). Sc. form and usage: a breezy wind. [′ʍɪskər, ′ʍʌskər]Sc. 1721 J. Kelly Proverbs 254:
March Whisker was never a good Fisher. An old Proverb signifying that a windy March is a Token of a bad Fish Year.
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