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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1867

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CLUMPIT, adj. Bushy; massive. Not known to our correspondents. [′klʌmpɪt]Ags. 1867 G. W. Donald Poems, etc. 22:
His een they were sma', an' his e'ebrees were clumpit An' theekit wi' hair like the birse o' a soo.

[From Eng. clump, a mass, a solid lump.]

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