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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1587-1653
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Wiper, -ard, Wypar, n. [e.m.E. wyper (1552), wiper (1611).] a. A cloth for wiping. b. A projecting piece fixed on to the axle of a wheel which instigates movement of another part by its rubbing action. c. A person who wipes with a cloth, etc. —a. 1587 Acc. Mary Q. Scots 59.
For v ells canvas for butter clothes and wipers, iiij s. 1653 Urquhart Rabelais ii xv 107 (see Wip(e v. absol.).
Wipard —b. 1609 Hilderstoun Silver Mines I 164.
Ane pynt of oyle to the wyparis and gudgeounis of the axtreis of the whelis of the … mylnis —c. 1653 Urquhart Rabelais ii xv 107 (see Wip(e v. absol.).
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