Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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LUMPHANAN, prop.n. In comb. Lumphanan auger, a jocular name for a pick with a foot-rest (Abd. 1927 Deeside Field 31).
[From Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire.]
