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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1927

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CYPE, v. To make hollows (in). Found only as ppl.adj. cypet (Abd.2 1941). [kəip]Bnff.(D) 1927 E. S. Rae Hansel fae Hame 44:
But just a lanely aul' bit biggin', Wi' cypet [earthen] fleer an' seggit riggin'.

[A v. formed from the n. cype, a hole in the ground in the game of marbles, see Kype, n.1, 1 (1).]

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