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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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COBBLETY-CURRY, n. comb. A see-saw (Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn. s.v. shuggy-shu). Cf. Coggletycurry. [′kɔblti′kʌrɪ̢]
[For first element, see Coble, v. and n.1 The second element is of doubtful origin.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cobblety-curry n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cobbletycurry>