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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1905

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PING, v. To prick, deflate, expose. Arch.e.Lth. 1905 J. Lumsden Croonings 208:
Ane's come this monstrous Farce to ping! Yea! a' its hallow shams, by jing —.

[O.E. pyngan, id. Now dial. in Eng. Cf. also Norw. dial. pyngja, to sew carelessly, and note to Pingle, v.1, n.1]

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