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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as tallygalone.

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  • Of all the food-fishes inhabiting the reefs, lagoons, and tidal waters of the islands of the North and South Pacific, there are none that are prized more than the numerous varieties of sand-mullet.

    A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 Louis Becke 1884

  • When bent on sand-mullet -- _afulu_ the natives call them -- I was in the habit of going alone, although the moment I appeared in the village carrying my rod, lines, and gun, I was always besought to take one or two men with me.

    A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 Louis Becke 1884

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