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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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(Quholm,) Wholme, v. [Quhelm(e v. with altered vowel. Cf. mod. Sc. and north. Eng. dial. whalm, whawm, north-eastern Sc. folm, also Quhomle v.] intr. Of a wheel: To roll ouer (someone). —c1610 Melville Mem. 223.
Bot a wyse king skattereth the wicked, and causeth the whell to wholme ouer them
