Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HIPPANS, n.pl. The fruit of the wild rose, Rosa canina (Mry. 1839 G. Gordon Flora Mry. 17, Mry. 1925; Mry., Bnff., ‡Abd. 1957). Also hippens; dog's hippens (see Dog, III. 2. (17)). [′hɪpən]Mry. 1883 F. Sutherland Memories 128:
We've strippit the Main Wud o' hippans an' haws.Bnff. 1957 Banffshire Jnl. (31 Dec.):
The dog roses, flauntin' their craps o' reid “hippens” in the warm sunsheen.
