Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1796-1916
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NOB, n.1 Sc. variant form and usages of Eng. knob.
1. The nose. Also in n.Eng. dial.Gall. 1796 J. Lauderdale Poems 24:
Aft his nob was near the gravel.Lnk. 1890 H. Muir Rutherglen 3:
[He] raxt oot his han', thraw'd the nob o' the tither.Abd. 1916 G. Abel Wylins 37:
I claw'd my lyart haffets, strok'd my nob.
2. The toe of a shoe (Edb. 1964).Edb. 1844 J. Ballantine Miller xviii.:
His huge, heavy shoes, full of nails from nob to heel.
