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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WEEL-SNECKED, ppl.adj. Well-bolted, firmly secured. Used fig. in quot. See Sneck, v.¹Lnk. 1919 G. Rae Clyde and Tweed 18:
They little ken, wha peety lanely days, The weel-snecked door aye keps the angel's praise.