Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RAMMEL, n.2 Also ram(b)le. A mixture of barley and Bear sown together. Also attrib.Fif. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 XII. 531:
Blanded bear, or rammel, as the people here call it, is the produce of barley and common bear sown in a mixed state . . . This mixed kind of grain is wearing out.Fif. 1800 J. Thomson Agric. Fife 168:
Rammel, or blended Bear. — This is the long-eared barley and common bear in a mixed state.
