Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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CAUMEL, n. Variant form of the surname Campbell, used as a nickname for a pig (Ork. 1975). Common in comb. Sandie Caumel, id., s.v. Sandie. See P.L.D. § 62. The usage seems to have sprung from the boar's head on the coat-of-arms of the clan Campbell.Mry. 1872 W. H. Tester Poems 180:
Amang the mire ye row'd an' gruntit Like a stye caumel.
