Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1878
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¶GLIMP, adj. Poss. meant for gimp, Jimp, neat, precise.Sc. 1878 J. H. Stirling Burns in Drama 25:
It maks us hear just as you speak: it's glimp and perjink.
