Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1893-1898, 1949
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TRUNIE, n. Also tru(u)ni(e); trøni (Jak.); erron. trümie. [′trøni]
1. The snout of a pig (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 217, 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1973).Sh. 1898 Shetland News (20 Aug.):
William yokid da gaut ower da trümie wi' sic a grip'at he eir'd.Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 30:
Wi his truunie aboot a inch or twa frae da boddam o' da sae.
2. Any long pointed object resembling a snout (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)); also transf. of a pouting grimace, a long face, a protruding lip. Phr. to swap or swig a trunie, to exchange a kiss (Sh. 1894–1962).Sh. 1893 Sinclair MS. 2:
Wi da shaskit trøni an sleb o' da pør tried Kristian.
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