Definition of "neep" []

• The swede (rutabaga), called "turnip" in Scotland. (noun)

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• "Granny disapproved of everything, thought Annie, but Wee Jean ignored the warning, continuing to carefully, messily, carve out the insides of her turnip, chewing a chunk of the raw neep as she worked."
• "In Scotland, of course, the neep, or swede, plays a starring role on Burns Night alongside the spicy, peppery haggis."
• "I went out for dinner with ksumnersmith last night and during the course of conversation, most of which involved a lot of structure neep (because I really, really, really enjoy writing process discussions, to the point of complete over-focus which would bore almost any other writer out of their mind), she mentioned that there is nothing of my written work available on-line."