Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1825, 1898
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STAMMLE, v. Also stammel. To stagger, stumble, blunder, walk with a stumbling hobbling gait (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B., Rxb. 1971). See Stample. [′stɑməl]Sc. 1825 Jam.:
I stammlit in upon them when they were courtin'.s.Sc. 1898 E. Hamilton Mawkin xiii.:
A stammeling, sliddering brute of a horse.
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