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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SNITCH, n. A loop. Also in Eng. dial. Cf. Eng. v., to catch by means of a loop.Rnf. 1805 G. McIndoe Poems 151:
Gae tie your snitches; Mair meet ye had a wab to weave.

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