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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.

†SKIBBRIE, n. Also skibrie, skybrie, skeebrie. Thin poor soil (Ags. 1808, Abd. 1825 Jam.); worthless stuff of any kind (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 157). Also attrib. = worthless, of poor quality, e.g. of grain (Abd. 1825 Jam., skybrie).

[? For *skibbal(d)ie, deriv. variant of Skybald, q.v., esp. II. 4.]

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