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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1858
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SOBBLIN, ppl.adj. Appar. easily melted, seeping, emulsifying.m.Lth. 1858 Dark Night xix.:
It's a fine sobblin', saftenin' thing the sugarallie, mem; it seeps owre a' their breasty tae their very mitherets.
[Variant of sabble s.v. Sab, v.2]
