Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WUMPLE, n. In pl.: a fit of the sulks, esp. in a child (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).
[Appar. a reduced form of Wumplefeyst, q.v.]
