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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1598-1608
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Rag-pomp, n. Also ? erroneous or irregular form: rak pomp. [Cf. 18th c. Eng. rag ‘perhaps a chain pump, worked by a rag-wheel, sometimes called a rag-and-chain pump’ (1747). The second element is Pomp n.2. Cf. Rag-wheel.] — 1598 Acts IV 176/1.
Pompis for raising … of wateris … furth of mynes … as rak pompis lyke to the cran of ane croce bow 1608 Hilderstoun Silver Mines I 78.
Ane chenȝie for ane rag pomp
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