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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1604-1605
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Sobbit, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. sobbed (1625) soaked; perhaps erron. for Soupit ppl. adj. soaked, drenched.] — a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 269 (L).
With sychis sobbit [W. soippit, Wr. sopped] and oursett
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"Sobbit ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/sobbit>
