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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1600-1699
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Ripping, vbl. n. [Rip v.1 Cf. Riping vbl. n.] The action of searching (for something stolen), in sense 8 of Ripe v.1 — 16.. E. Loth. Antiq. Soc. VII 15.
Act anent ripping for stollen goods
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"Ripping vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/ripping>
