Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1912
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SKINNY, n. A roll of bread, esp. a breakfast roll (Dmf. 1904 E.D.D.; Dmf., Rxb. 1970). [′skɪne]Dmf. 1912 J. Hyslop Echoes 162:
Mary kept a little shop and sold "skinnies," and bread and sweeties.
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