Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SNANG, v. Only in ppl.adj. snanging, twanging.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 429:
The runt must be siccard in the den, so that the blade may have a snanging sound.
