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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
COOM-BARREL, n. comb. “A five-bottle man” (Cai.9 1939).
[For first element, cf. Cum, n.3, a tub.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Coom-barrel n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/coombarrel>
