Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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¶RIPPON, n. Of obscure meaning, used in a simile of an emaciated horse.Lnk. 1816 G. Muir Cld. Minstrelsy 8:
Mounted upon a horse as poor's a rippon.
