Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Another form of
gib , 2. - noun See
gyp .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To take out the entrails of (herrings).
- noun A servant. See
gyp .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Alternative form of
gyp .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb deprive of by deceit
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Examples
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"gip" - what's the basis in the paper for the statement you make above (7: 03am)?
RealClimate 2009
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"gip" - what's the basis in the paper for the statement you make above (7: 03am)?
RealClimate 2009
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"gip" - what's the basis in the paper for the statement you make above (7: 03am)?
RealClimate 2009
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"gip" - what's the basis in the paper for the statement you make above (7: 03am)?
RealClimate 2009
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The keeper had been waiting about doubtless where he could command the various tracks up the hill, had seen us come that way, and did not wish us to return in the same direction; because if the 'gip' saw any one at all he would not approach his snare.
The Amateur Poacher Richard Jefferies 1867
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One fiendish creature drew her scissors, and, using them like a stiletto, drove the sharp point into a sister 'gip's' head.
Round About a Great Estate Richard Jefferies 1867
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As for the 'gip' who was stabbed, nothing more was heard of it; she 'traipsed' off with the rest.
Round About a Great Estate Richard Jefferies 1867
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Passing over the hills one winter's day, when the Downs looked all alike, being covered with snow, I came across a 'gip' family sitting on the ground in a lane, old and young exposed to the blast.
The Amateur Poacher Richard Jefferies 1867
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Your leg will give you gip at every turn, especially if your way is strewn with flaming rubble, but if you're lucky, you'll get there.
Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010
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No scout in Oxford, no gip in Cambridge, ever matched him in speed and intelligence.
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