Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNCLISBACK, n. Also unklisbak, unklabak (Jak.). A fingerless glove, one covering the hand only, a mitt (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 192, 1908 Jak. (1928)). [′ʌnklzbɑk]
[Appar. a corrupted form of Norw. handske, a glove, + back, but the phonology is somewhat uncertain.]
