Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†GIBLOAN, n. “A muddy loan, or miry path, which is so soft that one cannot walk in it” (Ayr. 1825 Jam.).
[From * dyib, a palatalised form of Dib + Loan.]
