Haberdine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haberdine \Hab`er*dine"\ (h[a^]b`[~e]r*d[=e]n" or
     h[a^]"b[~e]r*d[i^]n), n. [D. abberdaan, labberdaan; or a
     French form, cf. OF. habordeau, from the name of a Basque
     district, cf. F. Labourd, adj. Labourdin. The l was
     misunderstood as the French article.]
     A cod salted and dried. --Ainsworth.


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