Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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¶LAMRIE, n. A nonce variant of Aumry, a cupboard.Sh. 1924 T. Manson Peat Comm. 75:
After tea . . . the tables and other impedimenta soon disappeared by the simple expedient of hoisting and reeving what was of no use as seating accommodation to the roof, and the rest in the “lamrie”.
