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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1850

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SQUEEP, n. A pull, draught, swig of liquor.Arg. c.1850 in L. McInnes Dial. S. Kintyre (1936) 30:
Of foreshot strong and caochan too A greedy squeep has taen.

[Appar. a local variant of Eng. dial. swipe, id., to drink in large draughts.]

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