Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶SUMPLE, n. A fool, a booby, simpleton.Edb. 1897 W. Beatty Secretar 155, 258:
Gang hame to your ain bitch and stapp her tongue, ye puir sumple. . . . Haud your tongue, you sumple.
