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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶WABBIT, n. A tangle, a snarl or confused knot of fibres or the like.Kcd. 1921 T.S.D.C.:
The stook was jist ae wabbit.
[Orig. doubtful, poss. a deriv. of Wab, n., or Wup, v. (cf. Wupple), but the form is unclear, and phs. corrupt.]
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