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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1638
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Hummock, n. Closing the hand so that the points of the fingers and thumb are brought together. — 1638 J. Row Sermon 3.
Na, the Kirk of Scotland is sae wounded in her hands, that … she could not make her hummock in a cald day
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