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Quotation dates: 1821
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GLIPE, n.2 1. An uncouth fellow (Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl.; Uls.4 1954); a clumsy person (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B., glype).
2. "A young, thoughtless girl" (Ayr.4 1928); "a 'soft' or stupid person" (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).Rxb. 1821 A. Scott Poems 178:
Young glypes may cry in leein spite.
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