Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
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.
