Neep
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The swede (rutabaga); turnip. Scotland
"Poor Mr Piddle with his long think neck and his long thin head, as bald as a neep and something the shape […]"
Example
More examples"Poor Mr Piddle with his long think neck and his long thin head, as bald as a neep and something the shape […]"
Etymology
From Middle English neep, from Old English nǣp (“turnip, rape”), borrowed from Latin nāpus. Compare Icelandic næpa (“turnip”). Cognate with English turnip.