Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶LUNK, adj.2, v.3
I. adj. With a loop or curl, curly.Wgt. 1884 D. McWhirter Musings 120:
[A pig] as roon's a bottle, fine i' bane An' lunk i' tail.
II. v. To curl, to loop.Ib. 108:
A curl in her tail she [a mare] lunk.
