† kebbern.
Obsolete.
An old or diseased sheep which is removed from the flock; a crone.
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1538 T. Elyot Dict. Reieculæ uel reijculæ oues, sheepe drawen out of the folde for aege or syckenesse, kebbers, crones, or cullyars.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Rebut Brebis de rebut, Drapes, Cullings, or Kebbers; old, or diseased sheepe which be not worth keeping.
1717 Dict. Rusticum (ed. 2) Kebbers or Cullers, refuse Sheep taken out of the Flock.
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