skittle-dogn.
local.
(See quot. 1862.)
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1862 J. Couch Hist. Fishes Brit. Islands I. 49 Spur Dog;..in Cornwall the male is called Skittle Dog.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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