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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1949

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TUUTRAMUUNY, n. Appar. a ramshackle structure.Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 144:
A daek, caa's doo hit. I wid juist caa hit a tuutramuuny o' deevelry, fur doo doesna hae a richt stane atill him.

[A nonce formation, prob. based on Norw. dial. tutra, to tremble, quiver; the second element is obscure, poss. ad. Eng. Latinate suff. -mony.]

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