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Quotation dates: 1985-1994
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TIPTAE, n., v.
I. Sc. form of Eng. tiptoe (tiptaes Sh., Bnff., Ags., Fif., Edb., Gsw., Ayr., Dmf., Rxb. 2000s). m.Sc. 1994 Martin Bowman and Bill Findlay Forever Yours, Marie-Lou 11:
Ye kin go back tae yir bed, Carmen, it's no this moarnin ah'm gaunnae murder yir mither! Ah've tellt the newspapers tae haud the front page fur nixt week! And it's no worth the trouble creepin aboot oan yir tiptaes – the flair still creaks!
II. Sc. form of Eng. tiptoe.Slk. 1985 Walter Elliot Clash-ma-clavers 30:
They tiptaed upstairs in a hot
An Goldielocks got sic a fricht
