Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PLEP, n. “Anything weak or feeble” (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.). Hence pleppit, adj., limp, flaccid; of cloth: creased, unstiffened, worn-out (Ib.).
[Phs. a variant of Plaip, to flap, sc. of something limp, hanging loosely.]
