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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1837-1838

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KEBROCK, n. Anvthing big and clumsy.Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. X. 165:
A kebrock o' a stane, — o' a bairn.

[Prob. a dim. form of Caber, 1., a heavy pole, 6., a big, clumsy man.]

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