hippin

Compare Scots hippin, hippen, from hip + ing.

hippin (plural hippins)

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

• Frank Graham, editor (1987), “HIPPIN”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
• Amy D. Clark, Nancy M. Hayward (2014), Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity and Community

See English hippin, from hip (“hip”) + ing

• hippen, hipping

hippin (plural hippins)

1. A napkin for an infant.
2. A child's nappy; a diaper.
3. (humorous) The curtain of a penny theatre.

• The Scottish National Dictionary