Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SNAM, v. To snatch with the jaws, snap at anything greedily (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 429).
[A conflation of Nam and Snap, v.]