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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLACK-NEB, n.4 “A name for the carrion-crow; also called blackie” (s. and w.Sc. 1887 Jam.6). Corvus corone.
Hence black-nebb'd craw, -nebbit craw, “the Carrion Crow” (Rxb. 1885 C. Swainson Brit. Birds 82; w.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).
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