Show Search Results Show Browse

A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

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

You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.

"Nipcaik n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/nipcaik>

27812

dost

Hide Advanced Search

Browse DOST:

    Loading...

Share: