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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SNAE-SNICK-SNEE, n. The tapping sound of a hammer.Ags. 1953 L. Spence Poems 102:
Eh, the tow-row-row O' the brawny gow As he skelps on the stithy wi' a snae-snick-snee.
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