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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GIPSY. See quot.Ayr. 1925 Econ. Geol. Ayr. Coalfields I. 61:
The upper leaf of the coal [the stone-coal at Kilwinning] is known as the “Gipsy” and is always the thinner.
