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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GLIBERAL, n. Of land: a waste piece, gen. used of poor land (Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Back o' Benachie 191). [′glɪbərəl]Abd. 1916 T.S.D.C. II.:
Mains is takin' in the moss so he offert me a gliberal o't.