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Pronunciation : Quip
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn, chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. Quib, Quibble.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Quip
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To taunt; to treat with quips. The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. Spenser.

t. [imp. & p. p. Quipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Quipping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Quip
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To scoff; to use taunts. Sir H. Sidney.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913