Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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ARMFU', n. Armful, but applied without indicating size.Sc. 1725 Ramsay Poems, Gent. Sheph. (1728) Act ii. Sc. iv.:
O charming Armfu', hence ye Cares away, I'll kiss my Treasure a' the live lang Day.Sc. 1818 J. Kelly Sc. Proverbs 244:
You are worn from an arful [sic] to a horse car full. (Ironically spoken to them who are become big and fat.)
