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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.
THRUNTER, n. Also thrinter, thinter. A sheep, esp. a ewe, which has lived though three winters, a three-year old sheep (Lnk. (thrinter), Rxb. 1825 Jam.; Dmf. 1899 Country Schoolmaster (Wallace) 339, thinter). Also in n.Eng. dial. [′θrʌntər, ′θrɪnt-]
[North. Mid.Eng. trynter, thrwenter, id., O.E. þri-winter, of three winters. Cf. Frunter, Twinter.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Thrunter n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 22 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/thrunter>
