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The Language of the Scottish Traveller: A Dictionary
By Pauline Cairns Speitel
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gnobag
noun
a pig
20-
.
etymology:
perhaps a Gaelic word structure ‘little grubber’; also attested in Shelta and Beurla Reagaird with the same meaning; perhaps ‘pig’ is a taboo word in Travellers’ language and this is a substitute; collected by
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