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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†WAUR-KNOT, n.comb. A knot in timber (Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XI. 208).
[O.Sc. war, 1513, Mid.Eng. warre, id., O.E. wearr, a callosity.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Waur-knot n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 23 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/waurknot>
