| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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| “Hab Dab and David Din |
| Ding the deil o’er Dabson’s Linn.” | |
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“Hab Dab” means Halbert Dobson; “David Din” means David Dun; and “Dabson’s Linn,” or Dob’s Linn, is a waterfall near the head of Moffat Water. | 2 |
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Dobson and Dun were two Cameronians who lived for security in a cave in the ravine. Here, as they said, they saw the devil in the form of a pack of dried hides, and after fighting the “foul fiend” for some time, they dinged him into the waterfall. |
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