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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SNYTH, n. Also snaith. The coot, Fulica atra (Ork. 1806 P. Neill Tour 203, 1891 Buckley and Harvie-Brown Fauna Ork. 200, snaith). [snɑið]Ork. 1774 G. Low Tour (1879) 28:
In the same loch observed three or four pairs of Snyths as they are here called.Ork. 1805 G. Barry Hist. Ork. 300:
The coot, which we call the snyth.