SHILPIT

Meaning of SHILPIT in English

Pronunciation: ' shil-p ə t

Function: adjective

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1812

1 Scottish : pinched and starved in appearance

2 Scottish : WEAK , INSIPID ― used of drink

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SHILPIT — adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1812 pinched and starved in appearance, weak , insipid
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHILPIT — ˈshilpə̇t adjective Etymology: origin unknown 1. Scotland : having a pinched and starved appearance : puny 2. Scotland : weak …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHILPIT — /shil"pit/ , adj. Scot. 1. (of a person) sickly; puny; feeble. 2. (of liquor) weak; watery. [ 1795-1805; orig. uncert. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILPIT — adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1812 1. Scottish : pinched and starved in appearance 2. Scottish : weak , insipid …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHILPIT — [shil.pit] adj [origin unknown] (1812) 1 Scot: pinched and starved in appearance 2. Scot: weak, insipid--used of drink
Merriam-Webster English vocab

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