hippin

English

Noun

hippin (plural hippins)

  1. (Northumbria) A napkin for an infant.
  2. (Northumbria) Theatre curtain.
  3. (Geordie, in the plural) Babies' nappies.

References
  • The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, →ISBN
  • Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From hiip (“to gasp”).

Adjective

hippin

  1. breathless
  2. dismayed, amazed
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