Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GAMRIE KNOTTIE, n. comb. A kind of spiced bun or rock-cake (ne.Sc. 1951 Hotch-Potch 20).
[From Gamrie in Banffshire + knottie, from the rough or “knotted” shape.]
