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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1824, 1992
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†HALLOP, v., n. Also hullup.
I. v. To frisk about, be precipitate in one's movements. Gen. as ppl.adj. hallopin', frisky, unsteady, unsettled, foolish (Fif. 1825 Jam.). Hence halloper, a giddy, rash fellow (Ib.). Cai. 1992 James Miller A Fine White Stoor 147:
A hare rose from the heather and sped, hulluping, across the ground.
II. n. ? A to-do, a commotion, in ¶n.phr. aid the hallop, help for the emergency.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 499:
Black Jock wad to a neebor farm To get mair aid the hallop.
