Which part of this dictionary entry would not have been

included in English dictionaries published before

Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language?

Snudge. v. n. (sniger, Danish.] To lie idle, close, or snug.

Now he will fight it out, and to the wars;

Now eat his bread in peace,

And snudge in quiet; now he scorns increase;

Now all day spares. Herbert.

-A Dictionary of the English Language,

Samuel Johnson

the etymology

the definition

the quotation from literature

The quotation from literature.

Explanation:

Johnson's dictionary of the English language was a dictionary published in 1755 by Samuel Johnson. This was the dominant dictionary in the English language until the Oxford English Dictionary came out 173 years later. Johnson completed this work single-handedly over a period of seven years. Before the publication of this dictionary, the part of the entry that would not have appeared in other dictionaries would have been the quotation from literature.

the answer is the quotation from literature