Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SKIMPTEE, n. A Sh. sea-taboo word for marriage (Sh. 1814 Irvine MSS.).
[Poss. a jocular deriv. from Skimp, n., above.]