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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1931

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WHIBBLE, n. Motion, direction, in the game of bowls.Edb. 1931:
I like your weight but no your whibble [sc. of a bowler].

[Phs. a variant of wobble, with alteration of vowel to represent the fineness of the adjustment in imparting bias to the bowl.]

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