2. Verb. (third-person singular of quip) ¹
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Definition of Quips
1. quip [v] - See also: quip
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quips
Literary usage of Quips
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Gold Is tried by the touchstone, and men b/ fold.*-.- Touchstone. A clown whose
mouth U filled with quips and cranks and witty repartees. ..."
2. Catalogue of Books in the Library of the British Museum Printed in England by British Museum Dept. of Printed Books, George Bullen, Gregory W. Eccles (1884)
"1637. E., M. Quicksilver. 1579. Baker (<?.)—1637. Lever (C.) Clowes (W.) quips upon
Questions. 1600. ..."
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