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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†COB-SEIBOW, n. comb. “A young shoot from onions, of the second year's growth” (Sc. 1808 Jam. s.v. scob-seibow).
[See Scob-seibow and for loss of initial s, cf. Kairs and Skairs, Keely and Skeely, etc.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cob-seibow n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 9 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cobseibow>
