Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DWAMFLE, Dwamphle, adj. Pliable, flexible, loose, sagging; used of one whose figure is tall, thin, and not well-knit (Bnff.13 1916, dwamphle; Bnff.9 c.1927, dwamfle), or of a sack not well filled (Bnff. 1951).
[A nasalised form of Dwaffle, q.v.]
