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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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(Nap-,) Naiping, ? reduced var. of Napkin n. 1, with assimilation of k, like the mod. dial. forms napeyin, neapon, etc. — 1595 Edinb. Test. XXVIII. 257 b.
To the said Dauid Mvre … twa sarkis tua nekis & tua naipingis
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