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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1822
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FEEBLE, n. Nonce Sc. form of Eng. fable, poss. intended to be illiterate, influenced by the form peeble, pebble.Ags. 1822 Dundee Magazine I. 213:
Maist o' your poeteezers juist write heaps o' feebles, that is to say, gryte lees.
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"Feeble n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088749>
