Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1926
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
BOBBITY, adj. Covered with knots. See Bob, n.1, 2.Sc. 1926 K. Parker My Ladie Dundie 129:
Her head all bobbity with the knots of lint with which Elspeth was safeguarding the twisted curls.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bobbity adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088070>
