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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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CUMBLE, KUMBEL, CUM'LE, KUML, v. and n. Also coomle. [′kʌm(b)əl; ′koməl (Jak.)]

I. v. To turn upside down (Sh. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl., cumble; 1908 Jak. (1928), kuml; 1914 Angus Gl., kumbel). Sh. 1898 Sh. News (9 April):
Risin' an' cumblin' da lid o' a pail ower da bowl.Sh.(D) 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Röd 99:
Whaur doo [old boat] lies cum'ld on da knowe — Weel wis doo wirt a better noost.

¶II. n. The act of capsizing. Phr. to gae in coomle, to capsize, heel over. Sh. 1972 Tocher No. 8. 253: 
Shö [a boat] struck three times, and then, shö just god right in coomle.