Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1732
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†DRAB, v. and n.
1. v. To spot, to stain (Abd. 1825 Jam.2). Ppl.adj. drabbed. Also in n.Eng. dial.Inv. 1732 in J. Noble Misc. Inv. (1902) 126:
He was drabbed and full of clay and mire.
2. n. A spot, a stain (Abd. 1825 Jam.2).
[Cf. L.Ger. drabbe, dirty liquid, filth, and Drabble.]
