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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†COCKABLE, adj. “Of age; of the age of puberty” (S.D.D.).Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 65:
Earl Cribbage, sin he was cockable, Has ay been at the gamin' table.
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"Cockable adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cockable>
