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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1657
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Lundy, n. [Altered var. of Lunȝe n. the loin.] To play cowp my lundy, to turn a somersault. (The mod. dial. has to tummle heids ower lundins, id.: see SND. s.v. Linder n.2). — 1657 R. Moray Lett. MS. 12/22 Oct.
When I ros I found him [the horse] lying and his heid to the town and his tail formost a posture I could not guess how he come into except by playing cowp my lundy
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