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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SNAUCHLE, n. Also sn(y)achle, snachel, snackel. An insignificant, puny or feeble person, a dwarf (Lnk., Dmf. 1825 Jam., Dmf. 1925 Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. 39; Ayr., Kcb. 1930). [snǫxl]Lnk. 1862 D. Wingate Poems 73:
Ye nasty, noseless, sneevelin' snachle, No fit to be a guid man's bachle!