Andrew Kuntz wrote: > What does the title [The Bobers of Brechin] refer to?
Presumably you know that Brechin is a town in Angus, so that leaves us with "bober". The Concise Scots Dictionary gives one definition of "bob" as "a dance" (developing, I assume, from the simple "bob", to move up and down) dating from the late 16th century; this seems a reasonable explanation. Although as you'll know, Gore's index also gives "Robbers of Brechin". My feeling would be to go with the dancers of Brechin. -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
