Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†RIPPIKIN, n. Also ripikin. Knitted woollen goods of too coarse or loose a texture (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)); specif. a coarse stocking of single worsted (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928)).
[A dim. of Sh. Norn ripin, coarsely executed work, Icel. hripa, hurried work, esp. of knitting.]
