A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gnappar, n. [f. Gnap,v.] One who bites with snaps —c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxvii. 10 (A).
Mony a lymmere lovne Of seme bytaris & best gnapparis [B. knapparis] 1513 Doug. viii. Prol. 121.
Quhat bern be thou … Grathit lyke sum gnappar
