Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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‡KABBELOW, n. Cabbage and potatoes mashed together (Lth. 1825 Jam.), “with butter” (Ags., Fif. 1941); fig., a milling crowd, an untidy place (Sh. 1959). [′kɑbɪlʌu]
[Appar. the same word as Cabelew, a dish made with cod (cf. also Cabbiclaw), the meaning having been transferred from a fancied resemblance or phs. owing to some confusion with the meaning of kail-kenny s.v. Kail.]
