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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶STIPPETY-STAP, n. A mincing delicate way of walking with short steps.Abd. 1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie xlvi.:
The nipperty mincin' stippety-stap o' the leddies you see upo' the streets here!