Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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INYABY, n. “A defeated cock driven away and kept at a distance by the ruler of the dunghill” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.).
[Appar. the same word as Ennapi, q.v. Of uncertain orig. For the final syllable cf. Pieg.]
