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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SCRIB, v. To scrub (Abd. (coast) 1969). See P.L.D. § 60. 1. Hence (1) scribbage, waste material removed by scrubbing or scraping, e.g. in dressing hides; (2) scribber, a scrubber. See Scrub, v.1, 1.(1) Gsw. 1743 Burgh Rec. Gsw. (1911) 145:
In no manner of way to throw or cast into the river the scribbage and fleshes of the hydes.(2) Abd. 1949 R. Duthie Fishing Villages 39:
Fa' wid be a fisherman's wife Ti' gyang wi' thi' creel and thi' scribber and thi' knife?
