dabbityn.
/ˈdabᵻti/, U.S. /ˈdæbədi/, Scottish English /ˈdabᵻdɪ/ Scottish.
A chimney-piece ornament.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > an ornament > specific
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1923 J. A. Fleming Sc. Pottery i. 28 On the East Coast of Scotland the fisherfolk are famous for their gallery of ‘wallie’ dogs, lions, parrots, cats, etc. The Aberdonians call them ‘dabbities’.
1961 Times 8 Apr. 11/6 ‘Chimney ornaments’. To the Scottish potter they were ‘dabbities’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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