kipsiekipsyn.
/ˈkɪpsi/, U.S. /ˈkɪpsi/, Australian English /ˈkɪpsi/ Australian.
A house (see also quot. 1919).
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > [noun]
houseeOE
homeOE
houseOE
roofa1382
housinga1400
bike1508
dwelling-house1530
firehouse1530
standing house?1532
mansion house1533
maisonc1540
beinga1616
smoke-housea1687
drum1846
khazi1846
casa1859
shack1910
kipsie1916
machine for living (in)1927
1916 C. J. Dennis Songs Sentimental Bloke (new ed.) 124 Kipsie, a house, the home.
1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 31 Kippsie—lean-to; shelter; house; dugout.
1943 Coast to Coast 1942 91 He turned and looked our little weather-beaten kipsie over.
1946 Coast to Coast 1945 236 Our little kipsy breathed a heavy stillness like that leaden hush that hangs over tree and earth before a storm breaks.
1969 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 29 Nov. 13/1 Our kipsy was an aloof-looking little place.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1916