Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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MUNDY, n. A kind of heavy hammer, about 20–28 lbs. in weight, used esp. by shipwrights (Rnf. 1903; Edb., wm.Sc. 1963).
[Prob. from the name of the firm, J. Mundy, shipsmiths, Partick, in the late 19th and early 20th c.]
