Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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NEEPIE-NAPPIE, n. comb. The greater plantain, Plantago maior (Ags. 1954).
[A reduplic. formation from nap, Knap, to strike, plantain heads being knocked together by children in play. See Fechter, 2.]
