Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†STABIDO, n. One who speaks with a nasal twang, “through his nose” (Edb. 1898 J. Baillie Walter Crighton 285). Heriot's Hospital Slang.
[A jocular formation based on a catarrhal pronunciation of stappit nose. See Stap, v.2]
