lavyn.
/ˈlavi/ A local (St. Kildan) name for the guillemot.
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1698 M. Martin Late Voy. St. Kilda 12 Eighteen of the Eggs laid by the Fowl called by them Lavy.
1698 M. Martin Late Voy. St. Kilda 59 The Lavy, so call'd by the Inhabitants of St. Kilda.
1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 138 The Guillemot..The Lavy.
1802 G. Montagu Ornithol. Dict. Lavy, vide Guillemot-foolish.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk.
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