kebbien.
northern and Scottish.
A staff or stick with a hooked head.
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1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. III. 11 Ane o' them was gaun to strike my mother wi' the side o' his broadsword—So I gat up my kebbie at them, and said I wad gi'e them as gude.
1899 Cumbld. Gloss. 182/2 Kebby stick,..a hook-headed walking~stick; shepherd's crook. [Also kebby.]
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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- one's pay
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