A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1560
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Strampar, -er, n. [Stramp v.] One who packs (meal, flour) by the action of stamping or trampling down. — 1560 Treasurer's Accounts XI 29.
To the stramperis, keparis and packeris of the … meill 1560 Treasurer's Accounts XI 30.
To certane stramparis and packerris of the said flour
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Strampar n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/strampar>
