An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To SNOIF, v. a. To whirl, applied to the spindle.
V. [Snoove].
Douglas.

Su. G. sno, contorquere.

SNOIT, s. Mucus from the nose.

A. S. snote, id.

Watson.

To SNOKE, SNOOK, SNOWK, v. n.
1. To smell at objects like a dog, S. Douglas.
2. To range, prying into every corner, S.

Su. G. snok-a, insidiose scrutari.

SNOOD, s. A short hair-line, to which a fishing-hook is tied, S.
Statist. Acc.

Su. G. snod, funiculus; sno, to twist.

SNOOD, SNOID, SNUDE, s. A fillet with which the hair of a young woman's head is bound up, S.
Pennant.