Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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JOBSTICKS, n.pl. The spreaders (usually made of whalebone) at the end of a fishing line for carrying the thinner lines to which the hooks are attached (Arg. 1936 L. McInnes Dial. s. Kintyre 14).
[Prob. a voiced variant and jocular extension of Eng. chopsticks, from their similarity.]
