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Definition of Taupie
1. n. A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or slovenly woman.
Definition of Taupie
1. a clumsy girl [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taupie
Literary usage of Taupie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"She formally rebuked Eppie for an idle taupie, for not carrying the ...
taupie,TAWI-IE,A. A foolish woman, S.] Add; " It's to be a mortification for thae ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1829)
"Let me never see your brazen face, ye taupie, won ony thing in the same fair an'
honest way. I wadna see a daughter o' mine sittin' i' the kirk, ..."
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