Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SHOBSY, n. In phr. in a shobsy, see quot.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Of slovenly, ill-fitting clothes — “his claes were just hingan in a shobsy on him”.
