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   Quip (kwĭp), n. [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn, chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip.  Cf. Quib, Quibble.]
   1. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe.
   
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   Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. Milton.
   
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   He was full of joke and jest,
   
   But all his merry quips are o'er. Tennyson.
   
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   2. A short humorous or witty comment or observation, usually spontaneously formed in response to a prior comment.
   
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   Quip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quipped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quipping (?).] To taunt; to treat with quips.
   
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   The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. Spenser.
   
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   Quip, v. i. To scoff; to use taunts.  Sir H. Sidney.
   
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