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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1885
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†CABBAY, int. See quot.:Sc. 1885 E. J. Guthrie Old Sc. Customs 168:
The word cabbay (seize quickly) was pronounced, upon which every man laid hold of the first female he met with.
[Ad. Gael. ceap i, catch her! See Kep, v.]
