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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1932
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BAPPIN' ON, BAPPIN' IN, v. pres.p. Doing something, such as walking, riding, working actively with an evident or apparent object in view.Bnff.4 1932:
"Ay, Jock, ye're bappin' on! far ye gaan in sic a hurry?" (Also "bappin' in.")
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