Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DRUMMAN, n. “Little, lumpy, redware cod” (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Cf. Norw. dial. drumba, a thick, bulky little thing, O.N. drumbr, log of wood.]
