Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶WOOIN-SWABS, n. comb. pl. "A great bellyful. As swabs denotes food, this compound term is used in relation to a fellow who 'courts for cake and pudding'" (Fif. 1825 Jam.).