Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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¶RUMBUT, v. See quot.Dmf. 1759 Trans. Dmf. & Gall. Antiq. Soc. (1928–9) 16:
The tenant also obliges himself not to rumbut nor mislabour the lands and to take only three crops of outfield.
