Scably-Hands
' [ska-bli-an(d)z.] The plant of the pig-nut, .S«;«?mw flexuosum.
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' [ska-bli-an(d)z.] The plant of the pig-nut, .S«;«?mw flexuosum. Cf. scabby-hands, s.v. Scabby, adj. 1 (i).
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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