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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SPONSHES, n.pl. Also sponses. The nostrils and the passage from them to the throat (Sh. (sponshes), Ork. (sponses) a.1838 Jam. MSS. X. 303, XII. 210, 1866 Edm. Gl.). [′spɔnʃɪz]

[Norw., Dan. spuns, a bung(-hole) in a barrel, M.L.Ger. spunt, id. The change of meaning is prob. due to sea-taboo usage.]

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