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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1900
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RIMPIN, n., adj.
I. n. An old ill-favoured mean woman (Rxb. 1825 Jam.); a lean cow (Ib.); ‡a boisterous child (Dmf. 1968).Kcb.4 1900:
The rimpin weighed the saut in wi' the butter.
II. adj. Carping, quarrelsome (Kcb. 1968).
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"Rimpin n., adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/rimpin>
