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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1602-1647
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Snippit, Sneipit, ppl. adj. [Snip n.] Having a snip, in sense a of Snip n. — 1602 Reg. Privy C. VI 468.
Ane blak snippit horse 1647 Peebles Gleanings 287.
Ane bay soare hors sneipit upon the face
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