Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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NIPPERTANDIE, n. A small cake made with flour, plenty of bacon gravy, and a small quantity of sugar (Kcb.17 c.1930).
[The form and district suggest Ir. orig., phs. an obscure adaptation of the name of Napper Tandy, a prominent Irish Nationalist of the pre-Union period, a.1801.]
