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Quip
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe. Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. Milton. He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er. Tennyson.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To taunt; to treat with quips. The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. Spenser.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To scoff; to use taunts. Sir H. Sidney.