neep

[neep]

noun

Scot.

1. a turnip.

neep

/ niːp /

noun

1. a dialect name for a turnip

Word History and Origins

Origin of neep¹

before 900; Middle English nepe, Old English nēp, nǣp < Latin nāpus turnip

Word History and Origins

Origin of neep¹

Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus turnip

Example Sentences

Low-flow shower heads can save electricity by heating less water, said Arah Schuur, executive director at Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, or NEEP, a nonprofit that promotes regional collaboration.

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Neep, a Scotch form of turnip.

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For instance, he called himself 'Nipe' or 'Neep', but we don't know whether that refers to him as an individual or as a member of his race.

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It was sugarelly watter, an' the can'le had been cut oot o' a neep an' laid juist whaur it was handy.

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I ken mysel there's ae spot ower the hert o' 't, whilk cam o' an ill word I gied a bairn for stealin' a neep.

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