Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GIB, n.1 Also jib. Candy; “a sweetmeat made of treacle and spices. . . . In common use about 1860–5” (E.D.D. Suppl.). Cf. Eng. dial. jib, butterscotch, toffee, gibber, jibber, a sweetmeat, lollipop. [dʒɪb]Edb. 1828 D. Moir Mansie Wauch (1839) iv.:
The thrums were a perquisite of my own, which I niffered with the gundy-wife for Gibraltar rock, cut-throat, gib, or bull's eyes.Edb. 1898 J. Baillie Walter Crighton 172:
Walter was satisfied long before he had finished his “gib”.Ib. 95:
There were “bakes”, “jib”, and big pandrops.
