Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1963
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0]
YAWN, n. Also yaan. A long sea-inlet or gully, common in place-names on the Kcd. coast, as Downie's Yawns, Covesea Yawn (Kcd. 1921 T.S.D.C., Kcd. 1974).Kcd. 1963 North-East of Scotland 25:
The effect of marine erosion in the weaker rocks is well demonstrated in the deep 'yawns', partially plugged with boulder clay, cut along dolerite dykes between Stonehaven and Aberdeen.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Yawn n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 4 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/yawn>
