A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1550, 1622-1671
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Unclippit, Wnclipped, ppl. adj. [ME and e.m.E. vnclipp'd (Wyclif); Clippit ppl. adj.] a. Of coins: Not diminished by clipping. b. Of sheep: Not shorn. —a. 1550 Reg. Privy C. I 109.
Thair is diverse … legis that … bringis hame furth of the partis of France sowsis and carolus clippit and unclippit —b. 1622 Hawick Ann. 197.
Four rouch unclippit scheip 1671 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I 442.
Old scheip rugh wnclipped … and ten scoir rugh vnclippit lambs
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