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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

‡FILBOW, n. Also felba. A blow, whack, thump (Abd. 1825 Jam.; Mearns5 1944). [′fɪ̢lbə]Abd. 1916 T.S.D.C. II.:
He wudna behave, so she gied him a felba.

[Origin obscure. Phs. a variant of Filp, a fillip, the second syllable arising from o [on] in such expressions as a filp o 'e lug by wrong division.]

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