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last
1) an old Saxon weight of 2 tons used for various items including fish; the Great Yarmouth last counted 13,200 herrings
2) a round stick used to form the mesh in making nets
3) a wire frame or pattern used in knitting or making a cast net
4) a hundred fish, with several extra added in to allow for broken or damaged fish

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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