Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLIPPOCK, n. A sharp-tongued, quarrelsome person. [′klɪpək]Ayr. 1890 J. Service Thir Notandums 112:
Some o' them as meek and mim as a May puddock when ony ane was there, but real clippocks . . . when they got awa by themsel's.
