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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STRIP, v.³ 1. To draw the last drops of milk from (a cow's udder) (Sc. 1825 Jam., Uls. 1953 Traynor). Gen.Sc. Also absol. Hence strippin(g)s, the last milk drawn off at a milking (Rxb. 1825 Jam.: Gall. 1904 E.D.D.; Uls. 1953 Traynor). Gen.Sc.; also fig., the profitable residue of anything, pickings or gleanings. See also Strib.Sc. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. Farm II. 454:
Stripping consists of seizing the teat firmly near the root between the face of the thumb and the side of the fore-finger.Abd. 1894 J. A. Jackson Bundle of Old Stories 93:
It wid dee nae that ill ava gin I could get strippins o' them — that is, plenty of funerals [of a gravedigger].Lth. 1895 A. S. Swan Gates of Eden iv.:
Mysie [a cow]'s surely ta'en an unco strippin' the nicht, lassie.Abd. 1928 J. Baxter A' Ae 'Oo' 19:
The strippin's i' the cogies pirlin.Abd. 1941 C. Gavin Black Milestone xiii.:
Christian, offering to go to the byre was bluntly told she had forgotten how to strip clean.

2. To squeeze out with the fingers or hands, in gen. (I.Sc. 1971).Sh. 1940 B.B.C. Broadcast (25 March):
After washing a shawl, it is necessary to be careful about stripping out the water.

3. To draw (the feet) through grass, etc., in hasty walking. Cf. Stripe, v.Sh. 1900 Shetland News (30 June):
Shü held up her cots an' guid strippin' her feet trow da lang girss.

4. To draw an edged tool across a rough surface in order to trim or sharpen it. Comb. strippin(g)-block, a block or frame of wood or metal into which a flat file is fixed and over which a saw is drawn in order to reduce the teeth to one uniform height before sharpening (Bnff., Abd., Ags., Kcb. 1971). See also Strib and Stripe, v.

5. Fig. To dispatch unceremoniously, to send packing.Slk. 1820 Hogg Tales (1874) 239:
Gie him a penny in his pouch and strip him aff to the Indians.