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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
MUNDY, n. A kind of heavy hammer, about 20–28 lbs. in weight, used esp. by shipwrights (Rnf. 1903; Edb., wm.Sc. 1963).
[Prob. from the name of the firm, J. Mundy, shipsmiths, Partick, in the late 19th and early 20th c.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Mundy n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mundy>
