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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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‡GRABBACH, n. A hasty snatch.Abd. 1922 Swatches o' Hamespun 62:
[He] made a grabbach at her cwite-tails, bit jist skuffed them the wee'st imschie.
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"Grabbach n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/grabbach>
