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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1819, 1935
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BLYPE, n.1 A stroke or blow. Cf. Blibe, n.2, and Plype, a fall into water.Sc. 1819 J. Rennie St Patrick I. xi.:
This blype o' a fa' was the luckiest thing that could hae come o'er me.Abd.22 1935
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"Blype n.1". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/blype_n1>
