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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WEEBIE, n. Also weeby, weebo (Per. 1950), weepie; commonly in pl. we(e)bi(e)s, weebus (Fif. 1957); weibis, wybis (Sc. 1887 Jam.). The common ragwort, Senecio jacobaea (Sc. 1808 Jam., weebo; Ags. 1848 W. Gardiner Flora Frf. 112, weeby; Clc. 1886 B. and H. 486; Per. 1915 Wilson L. Strathearn 275; Fif. 1957); sometimes confused with the tansy, Tanacetum vulgare (Fif. 1905 E.D.D.).Fif. 1886 G. Bruce Poems 45:
Whaur thrustle taps and weebies be, Beside a burn.Knr. 1887 H. Haliburton For Puir Auld Scotland's Sake 3:
Hoeing turnips, cutting thistles or weeboes.Ags. 1915 V. Jacob Songs 3:
While the weepies fade on the knowes at the river's mouth.