Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DABBLE-DOCK, n. comb.
1. In pl.: “the last candles that are made at a making; they are dabbled as it were in the dock, hence the name (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 157).
2. A person “battered with storms, having all [his] clothes wet” (Ib.).
