Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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‡GIRBI, n. Also gjirbi. Rubbish, anything little worth (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., gjirbi); “a mass of something scraped together” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). [′g(j)ɪrbi]
[Cf. Norw. dial. gurpa, gyrpe, thick mud, porridge-like mass.]
