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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1649-1651
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Scumming disch, Skomeing laidle, n. [Scum v. 3. Cf. e.m.E. scomyng (1530), scumming (1567).] = Scummar n. 1. — 1649 Edinburgh Testaments LXIV 271b.
Ane skomeing laidle 1651 Buccleuch Mun. 291.
Twa brace scumming disches
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