Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶STEMPLE, n. Given by Jam. as a plug; a term used by the miners of Leadhills presumably as used in shot-firing and thought of as a variant of Stapple, n.1 But cf. Eng. stempel, a prop used in mining, Ger. stempel. id.
