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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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DRUMMOID, DRUMOID, adj. Dull, dejected, woe-begone (Cai.¹ 1928; Cai.⁷ 1940, Rs. 1951; drumoit Rs. 1990s).Cai. 1930 Caithness Forum in John o' Groat Jnl. (30 May):
Losh, yir gey drumoid lek 'e nicht.