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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1627-1628
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(Schepit,) Scheipit, ppl. adj. [S(c)hep(e n.] That has, or possesses, (a) sheep. — a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1636.
There is nathing betuix a scheipit man and ane unscheipit bot the muk of an ill yow
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"Schepit ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/schepit>
