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The Language of the Scottish Traveller: A Dictionary
By Pauline Cairns Speitel
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giofan
,
gifan
,
giffin
,
gitan
,
gofan
noun
a horse
20-
.
etymology:
origin obscure; forms
gifan
,
gitan
and
gofan
attested in Shelta with the same meaning; form
giffin
attested by Perthshire and Argyleshire Tinkler-Gypsies; also collected by
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