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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1686
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Slip, adj. [Slip v.] That slips. — 1686 G. Stuart Joco-Ser. Disc. 20.
My tongue is grown sae slip and slidder, It glents and glyd's, I knaw not whither
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"Slip adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/slip_adj>
