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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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YARP, v. Also jarp (Jak.). To grumble, carp, whine, harp on something (Ayr. 1825 Jam.; Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1974).Lnk. 1827 J. Watt Poems 72:
Grit o'ercome's unco ill to keep, — Gars yarp an' yammer, sigh an' weep, Gin aff she's fleein'.Bnff. 1856 J. Collie Poems 141:
For then the glib-mou'd priests yarp.Sh. 1906 T. P. Ollason Spindrift 30:
Sittin' here yarpin' an' schowin' a' day.Abd. 1963 J. C. Milne Poems 64:
I wid lat her yarp and yammer till her tongue took time to queel.