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neep

[ neep ]

noun

, Scot.
  1. a turnip.


neep

/ niːp /

noun

  1. a dialect name for a turnip
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neep1

before 900; Middle English nepe, Old English nēp, nǣp < Latin nāpus turnip
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neep1

Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus turnip
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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.

Neep, a Scotch form of turnip.

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.

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

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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