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† ˈkebber Obs. Also 8 kebbar. [? Related to keb n.1] An old or diseased sheep which is removed from the flock; a crone.
1538Elyot Bibl., Reieculæ uel reijculæ oues, sheepe drawen out of the folde for aege or syckenesse, kebbers, crones, or cullyars. 1611Cotgr. s.v. Rebut, Brebis de rebut, Drapes, Cullings, or Kebbers; old, or diseased sheepe which be not worth keeping. 1726Dict. Rust. (ed. 3) s.v., Kebbers or Cullers, refuse Sheep taken out of the Flock. |