Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SNIPPET, n. Also snibbet. A general name for small wading birds of the family Scolopacidae (Fif. 1933).
[Form and orig. are somewhat uncertain. Phs. a dim. form from snipp- s.v. Snipe, n.1]
