Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BOB, v. Of grass, corn, etc.: to grow in luxuriant patches.Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 14; Bnff.2 1935:
“The corn in that park's a' beginnin' to bob.” “The girs is a' bobbin'.”
ppl.adj. bobbit, “uneven because of the luxuriant patches in a crop, etc.” (Bnff.2 1935).
[From Bob, n.1, 3, q.v.]
