Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SKIBBET, n.2 A pouch, pocket, small rack, or similar projecting container hung on a wall as a receptacle for odds and ends, specif. the pocket which used to be attached to old-fashioned calendars in which letters, accounts, etc., might be temporarily kept (Abd. 1959). [′skɪbət]
[Sc. usage of Eng., now dial., skibbet, a small receptacle or compartment within a chest or drawer, of obscure orig., poss. related to Skibbet, n.1]
