ˈswabie Sc. (Shetland).
[Shortening of swartback.]
The greater black-backed gull.
| 1821 Scott Pirate x, A thousand varying screams, from the deep note of the swabie, or swartback, to the querulous cry of the tirracke. 1837 Dunn Ornith. Orkney & Shetl. 110. |