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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1920
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HUMBLE-CUM-TUMBLE, adj.phr. Clumsy, awkward, inelegant.Lnk. 1920 G. A. H. Douglas Further Adventures Rab Hewison 54:
Wull wud be comin' beckin' an' booin' to ye in a gey humble-cum-tumble wey.
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