shilpit
[ shil-pit ]
adjectiveScot.
(of a person) sickly; puny; feeble.
(of liquor) weak; watery.
Origin of shilpit
1First recorded in 1795–1805; origin uncertain
Words Nearby shilpit
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How to use shilpit in a sentence
He pronounced the claret shilpit, and demanded brandy with great vociferation.
Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Hence, Complete | Sir Walter ScottIm blyth yere come back Miss Ross, and yet Im sorry to see you so shilpit.
Merkland | Mrs. OliphantWhatna shilpit man's this that Leevie's gotten for her new jo?
Doom Castle | Neil Munro
British Dictionary definitions for shilpit
shilpit
/ (ˈʃɪlpɪt) /
adjective
Scot puny; thin; weak-looking
Origin of shilpit
1C19: of unknown origin
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