Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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JILP, n.2 A person of disagreeable temper, “commonly applied to a woman” (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 91). Cf. Gilp and Gilpin.
