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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GIBERY, n. Gibing, jeering, scoffing.Slk. 1829 Hogg Shepherd's Cal. I. vii.:
She wad soon hae flown in my face wi' her gibery and her jaukery, had I tauld her.

[Deriv. of gibe on analogy with such words as foolery, etc.]

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