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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1757-1758
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UNSNOODED, ppl.adj. Of hair: not confined or tied back with a ribbon or band. See Snuid, v.Sc. a.1758 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) III. 340:
Wha niest to thy white Breasts wilt thow intice With hair unsnooded and without thy Stays.
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"Unsnooded ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/unsnooded>
