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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1895
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¶JAWP, n. Irreg. form of Eng. jape, a trick, prank.Bnff. 1895 N. Roy Horseman's Word xl.:
Mony a day as I hae been guid til you, ridden you canny and never skelpit the hide o' you, to put sic a jawp on me noo!
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