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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1817
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†FLIB, v., n.
I. v. To flap, to wag. Cf. Flab.Ayr. 1817 D. McKillop Poems 107:
It sets their tongues to flib and flab.
II. n. The thin flesh on the belly and flank of sheep (Ayr. 1928).
[A variant form in the same range of words as flap, flip, Flype, etc., indicating (the motion of) something thin and flat.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Flib v., n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/flib>
