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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

SCUMMIE, n. A mass of fragments, a heap of smithereens.Ork. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 121:
Ower cam' the barrel on her side spillan dizzans o' lamp glesses a' in a scummie on the fleur.

[Prob. an altered form from Scam, n., 4.]

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