Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SCRUBIE, n. Also scrubbie, scruibie. The disease scurvy. Also in n.Eng. dial. Combs. scrubie-grass, scruibie-gerss, scurvy-grass, Cochlearia officinalis (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Rnf. a.1850 Crawfurd MSS. (N.L.S.) S. 46); spirit of scrubie, a distillation of this plant used as a cure for scurvy.Sc. 1700 Edb. Gazette (3 Oct.):
Daffys Elixir Salutis, Queen of Hungaries Water, Spirit of Scrubie.Sc. 1808 Jam.:
He's ourgane with the scrubbie.
