ˈkebbie, ˈkebby north. and Sc.
[cf. kibble, kibbo.]
A staff or stick with a hooked head.
| 1816 Scott Old Mort. xiv, Ane o' them was gaun to strike my mither wi' the side o' his broadsword—So I got up my kebbie at them, and said I wad gie them as gude. 1899 Cumbld. Gloss. 182/2 Kebby stick,..a hook-headed walking⁓stick; shepherd's crook. [Also kebby.] |