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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶SNAPUR, n. “A person who is foolish and impudent, one who makes no account of what he says” (Sc. 1825 Jam., s.v. snapper, adj.).
[Orig. and attestation doubtful. Jam. connects with Snapper, adj., but the form suggests an agent n. from Snaip.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Snapur n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 11 May 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snapur>
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