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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.

Quotation dates: 1818-1824

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STAMPLE, v. To stamp, to walk with a heavy clumsy step.Slk. 1818 Hogg Tales (1874) 84:
When Andrew Pistolfoot used to come stamplin in to court me i' the dark.Rxb. 1824 J. Telfer Border Ball. 55:
The auld gudeman came stamplin ben.

[Freq. form of Stamp, v., phs. influenced by Stam, Stammer.]

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