Meanings
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1
adj
neat, trim, smooth, or orderly; chiefly Scottish and northern English
He brushed the soil from his coat and made himself snod before entering the house.
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2
verb
to make something neat, smooth, or tidy; chiefly Scottish
She paused to snod the room before the visitors arrived.
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3
noun
a headband or snood worn around the hair; archaic or dialectal
A narrow woollen snod held her hair away from her face.
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Etymology
The Scots adjective and verb are perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse words meaning "shorn, bare, or smooth." They developed the senses "neat, trim, tidy" and "to make neat." The rare noun meaning a hairband is a form of snood, from Old English snōd.