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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1540, 1623
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(Stripe,) Stryp(e, v.2 [Late ME and e.m.E. stryp- (once, Prompt. Parv.), strype (1530), from stripe Strip(e n.3] a. tr., in transf. use: To beat, assault. b. intr. To deliver a blow. —a. c1540 Lynd. Syde Taillis 102.
Quhen Marioun frome the midding gois, Frome hir morne turne scho strypis the nois —b. 1623 Craig iv 14.
A cudgell stiffe his [sc. the Ass's] master had in hand: And with each step hee strypes, and threates his wracke
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