Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SPUNG, n.2 The leg of a fowl, the drumstick (Cai. 1904 E.D.D.); “a wooden leg” (Cai. 1971).
[Orig. obscure. Phs. a mistake for or deformation of Spag or Spang, n.2]
