Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1898, 1951
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FEEBER, n. Also rare variants wheeber, wheebre (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 206). Sc. forms of Eng. fibre. See P.L.D. §45.Ags. 1898 A. H. Rea Divot Dyke 20:
Strong o' bane, an' teuch in feebers.Abd. 1951 Buchan Observer (11 Dec.):
They [turnips] wid hae been e'en waur nor corks, but a mess o' fite wheebers an' growth that nae a beast wid pit moo amo'.
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