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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1910
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YAP, n.2 Also yapp. An apple (Edb. 1859 F. W. Bedford Heriot's Hosp. 345). Orig. Heriot's Hospital slang, but now more gen. used by children (Edb. 1968).Edb. 1910 Scotsman (3 Sept.):
The spoil of the neighbouring gardens “yapps” and “blobbs” were “palie” to the palate of the foundationers.
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