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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1824
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BILLHIPPIE, n. “An ox with bull-hips” (MacTaggart).Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 65:
I once heard one of these valuable characters [cattle-dealers] say, that a billhippie was fit to damn a drove.
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"Billhippie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 11 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/billhippie>
