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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1627-1628
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Papping, vbl. n. [? Sc. form of e.m.E. popping (1652), f. ME. pop (c 1442) and north. e.m.E. poppe (Cath. Angl.), to strike.] ? A beating, a thrashing. — a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1309.
Quhat ye win in the wapping, ye tyne in the papping
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"Papping vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/papping>
