Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1790
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¶TIPSIE, n. Drink, liquor, enough to make one intoxicated.Ayr. 1790 J. Fisher Poems 116:
Lest frae me ye a lunner get, When I hae got my tipsie.