Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶FIBBERT, n. ? A piece of cloth, material.Abd. 1824 G. Smith Douglas 130:
A' fancy's fibberts, less and mair, And a' the lasses skimmering gear.
[Phs. a variant of Feeber, Sc. form of Eng. fibre, with extended meaning.]