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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
NIN-A-NIN, n. The name of a small, long-whorled shell with pink spots (Mry. 1919 T.S.D.C.; Kcd. 1964), identified as Nassa pygmaea.
[Phs. for in-and-in, to describe a pointed spiral.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Nin-a-nin n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/ninanin>
