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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

SHIBBAN, adj. Appar. = stiff, heavy, hard to work, of soil.Per. 1822 Scots Mag. (July) 136:
Barley on shibban-land came up irregularly, and ran to seed on single stems.

[The word is not otherwise attested nor of obvious etymology. Phs. it is a printer's misreading of stubborn.]

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