Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLIMP, v.2 To limp. Also frequentative form climper (Uls.3 1930).Slk. 1820 Hogg Winter Ev. Tales I. 82:
Gaun climp climping about . . . without either stockings or shoon.
Hence climpie, n., “a person with a strange lameness” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 137).
[Perhaps a confusion of limp with Clinch, below.]
