Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1837, 1895-1903
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STAPPY, n. Also steppy. Sc. reduced dim. form of Eng. step- as in step-father, -mother, etc. (Kcd., Fif. 1971).wm.Sc. 1837 Laird of Logan (1854) 545:
Souple-shanks, as they ca' him, is nae father o' mine, he's only my stappy; my mither's gudeman like; and, except being a M'Ouat, he's no a drap o' blood related to me.Lnk. 1895 W. Stewart Lilts 131:
We will fin' their frien'ship laith an' as caul's a stappy's breath.e.Lth. 1903 J. Lumsden Toorle 75:
He should weel wallop the stappy wi' his 'heavy handfu'!Slg. 1903 W. Chrystal Kippen 100:
He's only my steppy, my mither's gudeman like.
