An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

GABER, s. A lean horse, Stirlings.

GABERLUNYIE, s. A wallet that hangs on the loins.
Ritson.

Gaberlunyie-man, s. The man who carries the wallet.
Callander.

GABERT, s. A lighter, S.

Fr. gabare.

Statist. Acc.

GABERTS, s. pl.
1. A kind of gallows for supporting the wheel of a draw-well, Ang.
2. Three poles of wood, forming an angle at the top, for weighing hay, Ang.

GAD, GADE, s.
1. A rod, S.
Skene.
2. A spear.
Dalyell.
3. A fishing-rod, S. A.
4. A goad.
Z. Boyd.

A. S. gaad, gad, stimulus.

Gadwand, s. A goad for driving cattle, S.
Douglas.