2. Adjective. (dialectal chiefly Scotland) Occasional; accidental. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lippening
1. lippen [v] - See also: lippen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lippening
Literary usage of Lippening
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventures in Thule: Three Stories for Boys by William Black (1893)
"... punt right across the path of the Mary of Argyle, and, as she came up, called
to Rob. " What is it ye want ?" Rob called to him. * lippening—trusting. ..."
2. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"I aye telled the gudeman ye meant weel to him ; but he taks the tout at every
bit lippening word." Bride of Lammermoor, i. 312. ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1820)
"I count it а sair drawback on human prosperity, and I hope in time to be able,
by trusting to the counsel o' critics, and lippening to my ain nature, ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"lippening, part. adj. Occasional, accidental, Loth. LIST-BOWS, ». The pods
containing the seeds of flax, SV Bow, ». 2. LINT-BRAKE, ». ..."
5. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1892)
"... he taks the tout at every bit lippening word. ' ' "Aweel, I'll stay the last
minute I can. ' ' "And so," said the handsome young spouse of Mr. Girder, ..."
Other Resources:
