Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1813
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†PAUPING, ppl.adj. Aimless, idle, vagrant, wandering.Rnf. 1813 G. MacIndoe Wandering Muse 41:
Pauping, lousy beggar.