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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHEEP, v.³ “To keep a shebeen” (Ags.⁶ 1916).

Hence (1) cheeper, a shebeen-keeper; (2) cheepin' shoppie, a shebeen (Ags.⁴ 1916; Fif.¹⁰ 1939).(1) Ags. 1934 G. M. Martin Dundee Worthies 36:
And Rennie the policeman, That kept the cheepers down.(2) Ags.(D) 1882 Brechin Advertiser (8 Aug.) 3/3:
[She] keepit fat wid noo-a-days be ca'd a cheepin' shoppie.