Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OON, n.3 Sc. variant of Eng. wind, used attrib. in comb.: oon-egg, an egg laid without a shell, a wind-egg (Rnf. 1837 Crawfurd MSS. XI. 320; Arg. 1882 Argyllshire Herald (3 June); Ayr. 1912 D. McNaught Kilmaurs 298; Dmf. 1928, Arg. 1936 L. McInnes Dial. S. Kintyre 15, Per. 1964). Also in n.Eng. dial. [un]w.Sc. 1801 J. Grahame Mary Stewart 46:
O how he turn'd up the white o's een like twa oon eggs.Sc. 1846 Gardener's Chronicle (7 Nov.):
Oon, lush or soft eggs.
