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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†RAMLY, adj. Found in comb. ramly-post, a soil stratum of clay and loose, disintegrated stone or gravel. Also in n.Eng. dial.Dmf. 1812 J. Singer Agric. Dmf. 667:
Brown and yellow ramly-post, bed of clay and water.

[Deriv. of Eng. dial. rammel, rubbish, rubble, broken or disintegrated stone, stony soil, prob. cogn. with Ger. rummel, Du. rommel, rubbish, lumber, and rumble. Cf. Rummel.]

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