Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BUNNACK, Bonek, n. “A lump, a large bone” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.), “esp. the upper and thick end of an animal's thigh-bone” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), bonek). [′bʌnək, ′bɔnək]
[Norw. buna, thigh-bone, femur, Fær. buna, something big and clumsy (Torp).]
