Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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IPER, n. Also eyper. Black, evil-smelling mud, ooze or liquid from the bottom of a stagnant pool or a farmyard dunghill (Ork. 1887 Jam., 1900 E.D.D., eyper; Ork., Cai. 1958); liquid manure (Abd. (coast) 1916 T.S.D.C. II. 46, eyper). [′aɪpər]Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 125:
Sae than he beur the auld wife in, A' draigled ower wi' iper.Ork. 1909 Old-Lore Misc. II. i. 29:
Aidam . . . jumped aff an cam doon plirt ih the midenpow. He managed tae crawl oot an wis chust rubban the iper oot o' his een.Ork. 1931 J. Leask Peculiar People 136:
Da iper wad left a bony waaf wi' dem.Ork. 2005:
The aald wife slipped and fell in the oddle and her claes got covered wi iper.
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