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1.
cōl-mōse
n.
Additional spellings:
colmose
4 quotations in 1 sense
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Kingfisher.
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2.
lē̆ng(e
n.(2)
Additional spellings:
lenge
31 quotations in 1 sense
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The European ling
Molva molva
; also, any fish of the genus Molva;
gret leng
, a full-grown ling;
leng fish
, a ling;
whit leng
, ?white ling [?error for
whiting
];
leng drie
, dried lings.
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