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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TIP, v.5 Sc. usage of Eng. tip, to incline, tilt, in comb. †tip-and-hurle, a game in which the participants slid down a steep slope on a trough or sledge (s.Sc. c.1830 Proc. Bwk. Nat. Club (1916) 118), = Hurlie Hacket, q.v.
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