Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1816, 1937
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CLIPPING-TIME, Clippin'-time, n. comb. In phr. at the (in) clippin(g)-time, at the right moment; “in the nick of time” (Bnff.4 1912).Sc. 1816 Scott Antiquary (1818) xxi.:
I wad liked weel just to hae come in at the clipping-time, and gi'en him a lounder wi' my pike-staff.Bnff.2 1937:
Come in aboot t' the table an' sit doon; ye're here jist in clippin'-time.
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