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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.

DUMPIK, n. A lump of anything. Often a lump of earth, a divot (Sh.3 1940).Sh. 1898 Sh. News (7 May):
Shü raise an' cum wi' twartree dumpiks oot o' a auld kishie an cuttid dem in sheeviks ta gie da gimmer.

[A Sh. dim. of Eng. dump, an object of dumpy shape; cf. Dumple, n.1]

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