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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GIBBY, n. A name given to Old Father Time in quot. below.Abd. 1824 G. Smith Douglas 109:
Lat powder'd beau and pensy miss . . . Nor trust their bottle nor their dress, Nor yet their beauty; For gibby, wi' the scythe and glass, Will do his duty.