BLIBBANS NOUN 1. also BLIBBARS: strips of soft or slimy stuff; generally used of seaweed on rocks at ebb tide ...Bk1824 Sc. 2. large shreds of greens or cabbage put into broth ...Bk1887 Sc. ETYMOLOGY of unknown origin; possibly from blib (n. a weak, watery portion) + ribbons FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1824 - BLIBBANS. - Ribbons of any kind of slimy matter From: The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia, or, The Original, Antiquated, and Natural Curiosities of the South of Scotland - John Mactaggart
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