Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WENT, n.2 A bend in a fishing line ‘when not cast in one stretch' (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 209).
[O.Sc. went, a turn or change, 1513, Mid.Eng. went, a change in direction, from wend, v., to turn.]
