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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1547-1640
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Keb, n.1 Also: kub. [e.m.E. keb, kebbe ( 1470–3), of uncertain origin: cf. Germ. dial. kibbe, kippe ewe.] A ewe that has lost her lamb. Also attrib. with ȝow.1547 Misc. Spald. C. V. 312.
xj score vij yois, xiiii kubbis, iij score v yeld yois, iij tuppis1549 Complaynte of Scotland 66/33.
Baytht ȝouis and lammis, kebbis and dailis, gylmyrs and dilmondis 1574 Buccleuch Mun. II. 455.
Five scoir … kebbis, … tuentie scoir … dynmonthis and tupes 1576 Edinburgh Testaments IV. 165.
Of kebbis & rouchla tupes xxxvj 1605 Black Bk. Taymouth 342.
Off milk yowis, … of kebbis wantand lambis, … of gressume wedderis 1640 Dumfries Test. I. 63 b.
Tuentie gimmeris and tuentie kebbs at xxxvj lib. the scoreattrib. 1576 Edinburgh Testaments IV. 181.
lx of keb ȝowis without lambes price of the scoir … xvj li. 1578 Ib. VI. 141 b. 1580 Ib. IX. 4.
Sex keb ȝowis 1592 Ib. XXIV. 168 b.
Sax kebbis ȝowis without lamb price of the pece tua merkis
