2. Noun. (context: Geordie plurale tantum) Baby nappies. ¹
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Definition of Hippins
1. hippin [n] - See also: hippin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hippins
Literary usage of Hippins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Leading Cases in the Commercial Law of England and Scotland by George Ross (1855)
"The defendants in December 1795, before the arrival of the ship, purchased all
the tar of hippins, and gave him their acceptances for the value, ..."
2. An Analytical Digest of All the Reported Cases Determined in the House of by Samuel Bealey Harrison, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain Court of Bankruptcy (1835)
"7«. ad., which hippins had accepted for the accommodation of Harrison, ...
On the petition of hippins and Harrison, the court ordered the bill to be ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"... hippins, by deed dated on that day under her hand and seal, granted unto Julius
Clarence Smith, of the city of Charleston, SC, all and singular her ..."
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