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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

PHIPPLE BITT, n.comb. A boring or gouging brace-tool having a lip-like form.s.Sc. 1847 T. Stoddart Angler's Comp. 49:
Hollow butts, when formed out of plank wood, which they sometimes are, require to be bored with an instrument termed a phipple bitt.

[A variant form of Faiple, q.v.]

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