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(Slippar,) Slypar, n.2 (Erron. for Swerd-slippar n. q.v.) —1548 Perth Hammermen 65.
Quhat maister of craft … that makis ony manner of vark of uther mennis stuf that is to say cutlers for making of byknyves, quhingaris, dudgeonis, hefts or sowrds slyparis grethand sowrds with hilt and plummets of uthir mennis or lorimers makand [etc.]
