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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1811

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SPINNIER, n. In pl. a woman's cap with long side flaps.Rxb. c.1811 in Watson W.-B.:
A squintin' glass To set her spinniers streight.

[Variant of Eng. †pinners, id., with prothetic s. Other versions of the song, Pawkie Paiterson's Auld Yaud, have different readings here.]

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"Spinnier n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/spinnier>

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