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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1936
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CLYPE, Clipe, n.5 and v.5
1. n. “In rick-building the one who passes on the hay or sheaves [from the forker] to the builder” (Dmf. 1925 W. A. Scott in Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. 21, ctipe; Kcb.4 c.1900, clype).
2. v. To pass sheaves from the forker to the builder of a stack.Kcb.9 1936:
Auld Edgar wis biggin' a soo stack. He had a boy clipin' an' he wis fairly tearin' on.
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