Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DUMPLE, n.2 A dent.Ayr. 1790 J. Fisher Poems 112:
The wally eggs whilk ye sent doun . . . I hae receiv'd baith hale an' soun', Without a dumple.