Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SPROT, v. To pull hard on a section of fishing line which has become entangled and stuck at the bottom, releasing it again quickly so as to disengage the obstruction (Mry. 1940). [sprɔt]
[Orig. uncertain, phs. an altered form of Spret, v., 3., q.v.]
