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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.

NUGGLE, n. A lump, bump or protuberance on a road surface, etc. (Bwk. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XI. 129); a lump raised on the head, a swelling (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1964). Comb. nuggle-baned, having prominent or knobbly bones (Bwk. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 156). Adj. nugglie, of ice: rough, uneven.Ib.:
I canna skide here; for the ice is aw nugglie.

[Dim. form of Eng. dial. nug, a knot, protuberance. Cf. also Nog.]

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