Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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REBAT, v. To give a curt, brusque or discouraging answer, to fend off or repel further talk peremptorily or with a snub (ne.Sc. 1967). [rə′bɑt]Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xvii.:
[I] wud 'a ta'en a bit fun wi' 'im, ye see. But Dawvid rebats.Bnff. 1958 Banffshire Jnl. (28 Jan.):
But ey Wullie rebattit fin it cam' tae the question o' fan he wid mairry.
