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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1938
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CLIPPER, n., attrib. Of the tongue: sharp, cutting (Fif.10 1941). Cf. Clippie.Fif. 1938 St Andrews Cit. (29 Jan.) 3/4:
This didna very weel agree Wi' his wife, Kate. . . . Wha learned him baith late and ere; Her clipper tongue she didna spare.
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