Lexicographical Neighbors of Sabbed
Literary usage of Sabbed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1890)
"*Ak. sabbed [sabd], pp. saturated with water or liquor.—Cooper. Safe [saif], erf/
sure. Ex. 'Safe to die.' N. and'Q. 1st Ser. x. ..."
2. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1874)
"I sabbed the hoss, and knowed well that he would soon git his second wind; and
then good-by, Sam, if he got near a steer that would run. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"Steel coverings for the feet; sometimes, slippers or clogs. sabbed. Wet; saturated.
Sussex. SABRAS. Salve ; plaster. SAC-FRIARS. ..."
4. English and Scottish Ballads by Francis James Child (1866)
"He rode all the summer's night, And part of the next morning O; At length he
espied his own wedded wife, She was cold, wet, and weary O. The leddy sabbed, ..."
5. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"sabbed, in the dialect of Sussex, means saturated. Though it be very lechery unto
thee, Do't with a sabby politician's face. ..."
6. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"(Fr.) (1) Steel coverings for the feet. (2) Slippers or clogs. sabbed, part. p.
Saturated. Suss. SABLE, s. A sabre. SABRAS, s. Salve ; plaster. ..."
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