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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLIPS, n.pl. Shears (Abd.¹⁰ 1937).Ayr. 1786 Burns Poor Mailie's Elegy vi.:
A bonier fleesh ne'er cross'd the clips Than Mailie's dead.