Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRUMPLE, BRUMPHLE, BRUMPLO, BRUMPLICK, BRUMPLIK, BRUMPLEK, n. [′brɔmplək, ′brɔmplɪk Sh.; ′brʌmplo Ork.; ′brʌmpɪl, ′brʌmfɪl Cai.]
1. A young torsk fish, Brosmius brosme; “a young tusk” (Cai.1 1920, brumple, brumphle).Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Sh. Fireside Tales (1892) 14:
Da lazy man comes . . . ashore wi' . . . twa brumplicks.
2. “A small fish belonging to the genus blennius” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), brumplek).
(1) “The viviparous blenny, Zoarces viviparus” (Cai. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.).
(2) “A name of the swarfish [the spotted blenny, Blennius gunnellus]” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., brumplik).
3. “Rockling, motella, a species of cod” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); Ork. 1929 Marw., brumplo).
[Origin uncertain.]
