blype

(blaɪp)

dialect Scot a small piece of skin, particularly one which has peeled off following sunburn

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DONOVAN "Ya wanwit willyart!" DAHL "You witless weed!" DONOVAN "Ya tattie-heidit torag!" DAHL "You empty-headed hamster!" DONOVAN: "Ya slabbery snotter!" DAHL "You stupid glob of glue!" DONOVAN "This eejit, this knurl, this beelin blype, this pizenous plook." DAHL "This clot, this blackhead, this foul carbuncle, this poisonous pustule."

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He nes nout blype neuer a day bote he me sone seze.

The earliest Middle English interludes

The skin that peels off after sunburn is called blype.

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