Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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NOD, n.2 Also -(k)nud (in pea-(k)nud s.v. Pea, 1. (13)). Dim. noddy. A small roll; a kind of tea-cake baked with currants (Sc. 1911 S.D.D., noddy; Ayr. 1964).Dmf. 1840 Carlyle New Letters (1904) I.224:
She used to bake us small rolls in her bakehouse, — things that she called “nods”.
