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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gaberlungy, n. [Of obscure origin; in later dial. as gaberlunyie. It is doubtful whether Gabirlenȝeis of 1508 in Crim. Trials I. i. 61 is at all connected.] A wandering beggar. Also with man. — 1649 Blairs P. 56.
F. Minister … hes layd asyde his pickestaffe & gaberlungy resolution till you go home with him yourself Ib.
Our Procurator … hes quytte forgotten his resolution to become a gaberlungyman
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