English
kebbuck
Kebbuck comes from Scottish Gaelic càbaig.
- Scottish Gaelicmoderncàbaig
- Englishearliest quotation 1785kebbuck
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Scottish Gaelicmoderncàbaig
- Englishearliest quotation 1785kebbuck
Earliest quotation: 1785, Robert Burns: “Syne draws her kebbuck an’ her knife”.
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic càbaig
Today it means
noun A whole wheel or ball of cheese.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic càbaig / kebbuck