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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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LIBBARD, n. Also libbart, lippart. A leopard. Arch. Cf. Leper.Sc.(E) 1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah xi. 6:
Syne the wolf, he sal howff wi' the lam; an' the libbard straught down wi' the kid.