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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

TONYIE, v. Also tunyie, twinyie, tonyo; toin. To shrivel or shrink, freq. of food that has been overcooked, esp. in ppl.adj. tonyied, toined, dried up, frizzled (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1972). Adj. tointy, having a shrunken appearance, of a stack or rick of corn or hay which tapers too much (Ork. 1930). [′tɔnji, ′twɪnji, ′tʌnji, tɔin]

[Norw. dial. tvin(n)a, Dan. tvine, dial. tvene, to shrink, shrivel.]

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