Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AUMLACH, n. “A small quantity,” Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.Irel. 1898 R. M. Y. (Belfast) in E.D.D.:
Aumlach. If a person were expecting a “gawpen” of meal, and he only got a small handful, he would say that he got an aumlach.
