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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Knype,) Cnype, v. [Cf. mod. north. Eng. dial. knipe.] = Knip v. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxi. 46.
I gat bot girs, cnype [R. knip] gif I wald
