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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLACK NEBBIE, —NEBBOCH, n. A kettle.Bch. 1928 (per Abd.15):
Hing black nebbie on the swye, gin she be foo.
Id.:
Is there a drap het water in black nebboch to mask the taypot?

[Black, adj. + nebbie, nebboch, dim. forms of Neb, beak, snout.]

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