Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1812
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¶DAMP, n.3 See quot. but the word is prob. a mistake for Daugh.Dmf. 1812 W. Singer Agric. Dmf. 601:
The strata were divided by thick beds of slaty clay, called damp.
