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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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THEEBET. Poss. a pet form of Elizabeth or Isabella, used as a generic sea-taboo term for a cat (m.Lth. 1855 Tales of Leith 332). Cf. Tib below.
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"Theebet ". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00089446>
