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Quotation dates: 1590-1617
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(Rummilling,) Rumling, ppl. adj. Also: romling. [Rum(m)ill v.] Noisy; boisterous; ‘rough-and-tumble’. — c1590 J. Stewart 67/75.
As fell thunder dois strong montans toir, … Renwersing rocks vith ruid and rumling roir 1617 Cramond Cullen Ann. 30.
Besyd the romling pottis in the land endis of Brounton — 1598 James VI Basil. Doron 188/2.
I debarre all rumling uiolent exercises as the fitball meitter for laming nor making able the useris thairof
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