Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1920-1929
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CRAMSH, CRAMISH, v., tr. and intr. To grit (one's teeth); to crunch (Bnff.2, Abd.2 1940, cramsh). [krɑm(ɪ)ʃ]Bnff.6 c.1920:
I felt the sand cramshin' i' ma mou.Bnff. 1929 J.M. in Bnffsh. Jnl. (17 Sept.) 2:
Maigies, me, siccan sair airms I hid or mornin', didna ken fou' or far tae lay them, bit I jist cramish't ma teeth and thole't or he wauken't.
