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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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YELP, n., v. Also yellop (Per. 1895 R. Ford Tayside Songs 224); yalp (Ags. 1889 J. S. Neish Byways 153; Sh. 1891 J. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 10; Ags. 1934 G. M. Martin Dundee Worthies 22; Ork. 1974). Sc. form and usages. [jɛlp; Ork., Ags. jɑlp]

I. n. 1. A contemptuous term for a dog, a yapping cur; a peevish, complaining person (Per. 1974).Abd. 1916 G. Abel Wylins 15:
I'm gled I am a fairmer's dog, An' nae a shepherd's yelp.

2. A sharp blow, buffet. Cf. Whistle, n., 2.Rnf. 1861 J. Barr Poems 126:
She lent him a yelp wi' her maulie, That knockit off ane o' his horns.

II. v. As in Eng. Ppl.adj. yelpin in comb. yelpin stane, an echoing rock; also a loose stone underfoot (Ork. 1974). Cf. Yell, n.Peb. 1838 W. Welsh Poems 44:
For hark how the yelping stones sound in each hollow, Repeating the cry, “O kind Sir, fare ye well.”Lnk. 1928 W. C. Fraser Yelpin' Stane 11:
Here, if you raise your voice near the well, an answer comes from the Yelpin' Stane.