Lexicographical Neighbors of Stibble
Literary usage of Stibble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"'Our stibble-rig was Rab M'Graen, . . Halloween, ib. Stick ["a* to sticks,"
completely]. Auld Reekie dings them a' to sticks, . To Miss Ferner. ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"stibble, ». Stubble, S. "Shod i' the craddle, and barefoot on the ... stibble-HIG, ».
The reaper in harvest who takes the lead, S. ; harvest-lord, ..."
3. The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1909)
"stibble, stubble. stibble-rig, chief reaper. Stick-an-stowe, completely. Stilt,
limp (with the aid of stilts). ..."
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