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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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POBRACH, adj. Shaggy.Cai. 1776 Weekly Mag. (25 Jan.) 145:
What pickle's this you're in? — Your pobrach pow Is a' gaen o'er wi' feathers, caff an' tow.

[Adj. deriv. from Pob, n. Cf. Gael. pabach, shaggy.]

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