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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†KLEEBIE, n. Also klib(b)i. A heated stone plunged into buttermilk to separate the curd from the whey (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 126, 1908 Jak. (1928)); a sinker for a fishing handline (Jak.). [′klibi]
[A reduced dim. form of kleeber s.v. Klebber, the stone used commonly being soapstone.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Kleebie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/kleebie>
