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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BABBIS, v. (See quot.) Not known to our correspondents.Ayr. 1825 Jam.2:
To babbis. 1. To scoff, to gibe. 2. To browbeat.

[O.Sc. babist, scoffed at, scorned, 1560, Mid.Eng. babysh, O.Fr. baubir, to mock, ridicule.]

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