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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†SNABBIE, n. Also snabby. The chaffinch, Fringilla caelebs (Kcb. 1878 Zoologist II. 427; Dmf. 1894 Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. 156).
[Orig. uncertain. Phs. a dim. form, with extended meaning, of Snab, n.1, in allusion to the staccato call of the bird.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Snabbie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 27 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snabbie>