Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KEEP-MISS, n.comb. “A woman supported as a paramour” (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).
[From keep = keept, pa.p. of Keep, + Eng. miss, a concubine, a kept mistress.]
