Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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UMBRELL, n. Also umberella (Ags. 1927 V. Jacob Northern Lights 42; Gen.Sc.). Sc. forms and usage of Eng. umbrella, in pl.: a tribute paid to a person by drinking a toast and then inverting the glasses, so that they resembled opened umbrellas.Lnk. 1838 Whistle-Binkie 78:
Umbrells to Deacon Wiggles.w.Lth. 2000 Davie Kerr A Puckle Poems 4:
The
heid yin wis an awfie nice big fella,
wi his rolled
umberella,
an a high-toned
voice
ti match his Rolls Royce.
