A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Phip. North-east. var. of Quhip v., to whip. —1592 Elgin Rec. II. 24.
Thatt quhatsumeuir persoun beis … found to haif spoikin filthie and abhominable langage … salbe … convoyit … to the skameles and thair be phippit