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hovera

hovera

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hovera

  1. (West Cumbrian, Borrowdale, dialect) Eight in Cumbrian sheep counting.

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References

  • Wright, Peter ((Can we date this quote?)) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, ISBN 185-568-092-0, page 7
  • Deakin, Michael A.B. ((Can we date this quote?)), Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number, Australian Council for Educational Research, ISBN 0864317573, page 75
  • Varvogli, Aliki ((Can we date this quote?)) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide, Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 0826452337, pages 24-25