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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
KEEP-MISS, n.comb. “A woman supported as a paramour” (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).
[From keep = keept, pa.p. of Keep, + Eng. miss, a concubine, a kept mistress.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Keep-miss n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/keepmiss>
