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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1898, 1960-1972
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WUPPLE, v., n. Also wuppel, wupl (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)); wipple (Cai.). [wʌpl, Cai. wɪpl]
I. v. To wrap, wind round, bundle up, roll tight (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., wuppel; Ork. 1929 Marw.; I.Sc., Cai. 1974); to become entangled (Sh., Cai. 1974); of the legs: to buckle under one (Sh. 1974). Gen. in ppl.adj. wuppled.Sh. 1898 “Junda” Klingrahool 10:
Dead men's banes among da glaar Lie wuppled aboot wi slimy waar.Sh. 1960 New Shetlander No. 54. 15:
Da first I kent wis sometin blawn oot o da sky an wupplin aboot my head til I wis nearly shokkit.Sh. 1972 New Shetlander No. 100. 42:
Da grind is wippled aboot wi wire.
II. n. A tangle (Sh. 1974); a predicament (Cai. 1934, to be in a wipple; Sh., Cai. 1974).
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