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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
WRAT-SPRING, n. A loose piece of skin at the base of the finger-nail, an agnail (Fif. 1967). Cf. n.Eng. dial wart-spring(s), cracked skin round the base of the nail.
[Appar. a variant, with substituted second element, for -wel in Wratwel, q.v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Wrat-spring n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/wratspring>
