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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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¶KLIPE, n., v. Also kläip. [kləip]
I. n. 1. A lean or emaciated person (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.) or animal (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1960); a miserly or stingy person (Jak.).
2. A thin barley bannock, made without baking-powder or soda (Sh. 1960).
II. v. To pinch, squeeze; to be stingy (Jak.). Ppl.adj. kl(e)ipet, kläipet, narrow, contracted, lean (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1960); miserly, stingy (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 126, 1908 Jak. (1928)).
[Norw. dial. klypa, O.N. klýpa, to grip, squeeze, Norw. klyp, a miser. Cf. Clap, v., 4.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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