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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1914
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GROBY, n. Also grobbie. The common mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′gro(:)bi]Ork. 1914 M. Spence Flora Orcad. 37:
Mugwort . . . is known in Orkney as "bulwands," in East Mainland as "grobbie."
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"Groby n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/groby>
