Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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KINSH, n.1, v.1 Also kinch.
I. n. A lever used in quarrying stones (Rxb. 1825 Jam., 1927 E. C. Smith Braid Haaick 13; Fif., m.Lth. 1960).Dmf. 2000 Betty Tindal Old Mortality 13:
His rig-out wis fenished aff wi a pair o' spentacles, bit as
they'd been hard wrought for he only wore them when workin on his
letterin, wi the clourer an kinsh. Ah grant that at first glence he
micht hae lookit a wee bit donnert.
II. v. To use a lever (m.Lth. 1960).
[? An alteration of Pinch, id., influenced by Kinsh, v.2 corresp. to Eng. slang pinch.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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