Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1904
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STRUMP, n. A short fragment of straw, esp. one broken off by the flail and sifted out from the grain with the hands (Cai. 1971).Cai. 1904 E.D.D.:
'E coo hidna a strump ti eat, i.e. had no fodder at all.
