Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SNOSH, adj. Also snush. Of persons: chubby and contented (Dmf. 1825 Jam., 1894 Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. 155). Used as a n. in dim. form snoshie in phr. an old snoshie, a fat comfortable old man (Dmf. 1899 Country Schoolmaster (Wallace) 353). [snoʃ]
[? Conflation of Snod, or snug + Cosh.]
