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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STRAMMEL, n. [strɑml]

1. Straw (Abd. 1931). In Scott's usage below phs. meant to be cant rather than Sc. usage (see etym. note).Sc. 1815 Scott Guy M. xxviii.:
You'll eat the goodman's meat, drink his drink, sleep on the strammel in his barn.

2. A rag, a tatter, any torn, frayed and trailing piece of cloth (Abd. 1971); a trailing shoot of a plant (Id.).Abd. 1921 T.S.D.C.:
“He has strammels amo' his feet,” when his trouser ends are frayed. Applied also to strings hanging from a thread-bare rug.

3. The tube of a baby's feeding-bottle.Bnff., Abd. 1921 T.S.D.C.:
“A tit and a strammel” was a frequent order in the shop of a Fraserburgh druggist.