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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†NUG, n.2 In Mining: the dull sound made by breaking and subsiding strata (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 46).
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"Nug n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/nug_n2>
