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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Nipcaik, n. [Nip(p v.; Cake n.] A miser. (Cf. e.m.E. nipcrust (1650), nipfarthinge (1566), mod. Eng. and Eng. dial. nip-cheese, -currant, etc., all in the same sense.) — c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 177.
Nyse nagus, nipcaik
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