Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STINKIE, n. The wren, Troglodytes troglodytes (Sh. 1951 Sh. Folk Bk. II. 33, Sh. 1971).
[Appar. a reduced dim. form of Stinkle below, though the change of meaning is not easily explained. The word may have been thought of as imit. of both the birds' calls, which are not unlike.]
