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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GABBIE LABBIE, n. comb. “Confused talking; the way in which we think foreigners talk when we know not their language” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 217). A Gall. form of Cabby-labby, id., q.v.
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