Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†STABLIN, adj., n. Also stabblin (Jak.). [′stɑblɪn]
I. adj. Half-grown, big for one's age, of a boy, etc. (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 212, 1908 Jak. (1928)). Comb. stab(b)lin-cod, a well-grown half sized cod (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Old-Lore Misc. VII. ii. 77).Sh. 1897 Shetland News (27 Nov.):
Gude stablin'-cods hüved awa . . . for half-a-croon a weigh.
II. n. A well-developed half-grown cod Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).Sh. 1898 Shetland News (2 April):
Twa brismaks, a stablin', an' four krooners!
