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labey Sc.|ˈlæbɪ| Also 9 laby, lebbie. [Of obscure origin; cf. Gael. leòbag ‘little shred or fragment’ (McL. & D.); also lap n.1] A loose garment or wrap; the lappet or skirt of a coat.
a1597Satir. Poems Reform. xliii. 190 The hirdis and hinde men in their labeis lay. 1811A. Scott Poems, Country Smiddy 68 (Jam.) His new coat labey. 1825–80Jamieson, Lebbie, the lap or fore-skirt of a man's coat. 1890J. Service Thir Notandums iv. 20 The labies o' his Sark. |