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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1836
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WUMPLEFEYST, n. Also wimplefeyst, and misprinted wumple fient. A fit of sulks, in man or animal, a perverse, restive mood (Lth., Rxb. 1825. Jam., wimple feyst).Peb. 1836 J. Affleck Poet. Works 138:
What ails thee now my bonie Bess? Some wumple fient ye've taen, O.
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