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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1899
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VOAMD, adj., n. Also vomd, vamd (Sh. 1973); and with variant ppl. ending vo(a)min. [vo:md, ′vo:mɪn]
I. adj. Of meat or fish: tainted, gone bad, putrescent (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1973), stinking, having a rotten smell (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.).Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 178:
[Fish-] Heads dow'd, vam'd an draven, affectin' da nose.
II. n. Meat injured by being kept too long (Sh. 1825 Jam.). But phr. = I., incorrectly defined.
[Norw. dial. våmen, = I., from våm, nausea, O.N. váma, sickness. The -d forms are conformed to the Eng. pa.p. -ed.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Voamd adj., n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/voamd>
