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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1852-1865, 1957
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SNUBBERT, n., adj. Also snubbart; snibbert. [′snʌbərt]
I. n. 1. A jocular or contemptuous term for the nose (Abd. 1825 Jam., 1921 T.S.D.C.; ‡ne.Sc. 1971); fig. a promontory, a jutting-out cliff or rock (Kcd. 1971).Abd. 1852 A. Robb Poems 43:
Whereat the Count, in wrath, arose, An' round his snubbart twisted.
2. The red membranous part of a turkey-cock's beak.ne.Sc. 1957 Mearns Leader (12 April):
As reid as a turkey gobbler's snubbert.
3. A loose knot or lump (Abd. 1825 Jam.).
II. adj. Of the nose: snub.Abd. 1865 G. MacDonald Alec Forbes xxi.:
A snubbert nose, an' a crookit mou'.
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