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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

STOBBIE, n. Also stobi, -y. Any person, thing or circumstance which can be depended on, a trustworthy person (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., Sb. 1971), a stand-by in an emergency. [′stobi]Sh. 1897 Shetland News (21 Aug.):
Da rig wis wir stobi for aetin' tatties.

[Appar. a conflation of Eng. stand-by with Norw. stå bi, bistå, to stand by, to support.]

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