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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†QUAY-NEB, n. The jutting-out point of a quay or pier. See also s.v. Neb.Arg. a.1850 in L. McInnes Dial. S. Kintyre (1936) 29:
O' the Clabby dhu, it loves the Trinch, The Cruban the quay-neb.
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