Definition of Quips

1. Noun. (plural of quip) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of quip) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quips

1. quip [v] - See also: quip

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quips

quipo
quipos
quipped
quipper
quipperies
quippers
quippery
quippier
quippiest
quipping
quippingly
quippish
quippu
quippus
quippy
quips (current term)
quipster
quipsters
quipu
quipus
quira
quirboilly
quire
quired
quires
quiring
quirister
quiristers
quiritation
quirites

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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