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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLIPPET, n. A snippet, a fragment (Kcb.1 1937). [′klɪpət]Kcb. 1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister 28:
Ye had better wait till the forenicht, an' then ye can hear a' aboot it, no in snips an' clippets.

[From Eng. clip, to cut, on analogy with snippet.]

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