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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1549
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Clip, v.4 [ME. clip (c 1400), clyp, shortened from Clipse v.] intr. To undergo eclipse. — 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 56/12.
The sonne is maid obscure til vs quhen it clips
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"Clip v.4". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/clip_v_4>
