Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1947
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]
SNOOKS, n.pl. See quot. and cf. Smowt, n.2 (Lnk. 1971).Gsw. 1947 J. F. Hendry Fernie Brae 33:
When one boy was going up to the top hole for the third time, this was called going up for snooks, and ended the game.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Snooks n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 9 Feb 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snooks>
