In a message dated 7/14/2007 12:45:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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This  link will allow free access to the OED entry scallop, scollop, v.  for  
the next three days.

The link  is:
http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/display/50214609?keytype=ref&ijkey=4QNhIzGMZh5yE

Please  note: if you encounter problems accessing the entry, please try 
copying the  link (including any final full stop or period, but omitting spaces and 
 line-breaks), and paste it into your browser, as the way some mail programs  
handle these features may cause clicking the link to  fail.

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Message:
Not  sure if this will work, Gwyn ... but hope it does  ....



Thanks Pat - since OED gives 1749 for an earliest usage date maybe they  
should be informed...



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