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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FLOBBERY, adj. Dirty, slipshod, slovenly.ne.Sc. c.1800 Sc. N. & Q. (1900) 184:
An' hungry lads make flobbery wark, An' flobbery wark it winna do.
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