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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1819
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¶HNUISLE, v. To snuff, snuffle, to nose about.Sc. 1819 J. Rennie St Patrick II. xiii.:
“An' what” returned Angus, “are ye aye doin' hnuislin' an' snuistin' wi' the nose o' ye i' the yird, like a brute beast every ither day, can ye tell me?”
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