kebbuck

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/ˈkɛbək/

noun

A whole wheel or ball of cheese.

“They refused us a han'fu' in our greatest need, but now it wull be our turn to ha' fou sacks and baith cakes and kebbucks at command, while their aumery is bare”

OriginScottish Gaelic càbaig →
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Meanings

nounkebbuck (plural kebbucks)

plural kebbucks · alternative kebbock

  1. ScotlandA whole wheel or ball of cheese.

    They refused us a han'fu' in our greatest need, but now it wull be our turn to ha' fou sacks and baith cakes and kebbucks at command, while their aumery is bare

    1 more example

    Syne draws her kebbuck an’ her knife

    1785, Robert Burns, The Holy Fair

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaeliccàbaig
  2. Englishkebbuck

15th century, from Scottish Gaelic càbaig.

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APA

kebbuck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kebbuck

MLA

“kebbuck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kebbuck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kebbuck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kebbuck.

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