Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DEMPTION, n. “A great quantity; as, ‘a demption of rain'” (Ork. 1887 Jam.6). Common c.1900 (E.D.D.).
[Quasi dammishin, a stunner, from Dammish, q.v.]
