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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1808-1846
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†BAMULLO, Bomullo, Bomulloch, n. (See second quot.)Sc. 1846 Anon. The Muckomachy 35:
His broggit staff . . . strack the bully, Wi' sic a buffet, Upon the haffet, As garr'd John Lanceman dance Bamullo.Ags., Per. 1808 Jam.:
Bamullo, Bomullo, Bomulloch. To make one lauch Bamullo, to make one change one's mirth into sorrow; to make one cry. "I'll gar you lauch, sing, or dance, Bamullo,"(for all the modes of expression are used), is a threatening used by parents or nurses, when their children are troublesome or unseasonably gay, especially when they cannot be lulled to sleep. It is pron[ounced] as with an a in Ags., with an o in Perths.
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