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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HUNE, n., v. Also hoon. [høn]

I. n. 1. Delay, tardiness. Gen. in phr. but hune, without delay. Only in liter. use.Lnk. 1820 Scots Mag. (May) 422:
The trauchl't stag i' the wan waves lap, But huliness or hune.

2. “One who delays, a loiterer, a drone, a lazy silly person” (Cld. 1825 Jam.). Cf. Whun, n.1

II. v. intr. To stop, linger, loiter, delay (Cld., Ayr. 1825 Jam.). Sometimes with aff; tr. to relax, slow down, as in phr. to hune one's hoddle. Cf. Hoddle.Bwk. 1856 G. Henderson Pop. Rhymes 165:
Hoon aff, dear Kate, till comes the day.
Rxb. 1868 Laird of Logan App. 505:
I teuk up my tail ower my rigging, and ne'er hun't my hoddle.

[O.Sc. hone, delay, from 1375, hune from c.1420; N.Mid.Eng. hon(e), as n. and v. from a.1300. Orig. obscure.]

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