Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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¶JIP, n. A reduced form of gipsy.Sc. 1728 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) II. 56:
The Jip wha stood aboon them a', His Innocence began to shaw.