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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1575-1646
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Snuding, Snod(d)ing, vbl. n. Also: snwd(d)ing, snooding, snodine, snething. [19th c. Eng. snooding (1815) ‘the material used for fishing-snoods’ (OED); Snud(e n.] The material (cord, thread, etc.) used for making ribbon, and the like; the ribbon itself. Also attrib., esp. with worsat.1575 Edinburgh Testaments III 328b.
Certane snwdding & trais of silk of diuers colouris price xlv s. 1605 Edinburgh Testaments XL 226b.
Tua pund gros snoding price of the pund vj s. vij d. 1624 Edinburgh Testaments LII 199.
Ane gros of sortis of worsettis of snuding & strunting at xxxvj s. the grosattrib. (1) 1586 Edinburgh Testaments XVII 99.
Sax gros of snwdding pasmentis 1619 Edinburgh Testaments L 250b.
Certane remains of gairteins snuding pointis and prenis(2) 1593 Edinburgh Testaments XXV 219. 1595 Edinburgh Testaments XXVIII 82.
Tua rouis snwdding worsat at xl s. the row 1612 Edinburgh Testaments XLVI 334.
Fourtie fyve gros of snuding worsit at xxxiij s. the gros 1646 Edinburgh Testaments LXII 271.
Twa bolt of slicht snooding worsett estimat all to xviij s.(b) 1591 Edinburgh Testaments XXIII 44.
Thrie dosone of quhyt snodding worsat at xiij d. the dosone 1605 Edinburgh Testaments XL 227.
Tuelf dosone narrow snodine worsat at iiij s. the dosone(c) 1594 Edinburgh Testaments XXVII 276.
Snething worset
