Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1804
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†SCABBLE, v. Sc. form of Eng. squabble, to quarrel, wrangle acrimoniously.Abd. 1804 W. Tarras Poems 69:
To gar me rise in sic a teen, An' pit my tongue a-scabblin.