Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TANNER, n. Also tenner (Peb., Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XI. 185). Gen. in pl., the fibres, small or fibrous roots of a tree or plant (Lth. 1808 Jam.; Peb., Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XI. 185; Bwk. 1948).
[Orig. somewhat uncertain. Phs. a reduced form of Eng. ‡tendron, tendril, a tender shoot of a plant.]
