Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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LIMP, n. Variant of Eng. lump, the fish Cyclopterus lumpus (Dmf. c.1700 Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. XVII. 58).