Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GRUNTIE, n. Also grunty.
1. A jocular name for a pig (Abd. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.; Sh., Ork., Cai., ne.Sc., Ags., Slg., Ayr. 1955), piggy. Used of the smallest pig in a litter (Ayr. 1955).Abd. 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 290:
But values former friends nae mair, Than grunties in a sty.Abd. 1801 W. Beattie Parings 35:
Ou! gaen like grunties in a stye!Cai. 1829 J. Hay Poems 23:
The pork o' twa year grunty.
2. A pig's snout. Cf. Grunter.Ags. 1880 A. M. Soutar Hearth Rhymes 68:
Dae! ging an' get a ring frae “bruntie,” An' get it fastened in his gruntie.
