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		Alans in the dictionary
Thanks to Emma from Ipswich, who did this sterling bit of Alan research. Alans - large dogs, of various species, used for hunting deer. "Skins of animals slain in the chase were stretched on the ground... and upon a heap of these lay three alans, as they were called, ie wolf greyhounds of the largest size." - Sir. W. Scott: The Talisman, chap. vi
			bad artist's impression of three alans...
Have you found an Alan somewhere strange? Tell me about it.