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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1833
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CRAMSHEUCH, adj. Corruption of Camsheugh, q.v.The form has prob. been influenced by Eng. cramp, hard, obscure, difficult.Ayr. 1833 J. Kennedy Geordie Chalmers 143:
That cramsheuch language, the Latin.
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"Cramsheuch adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cramsheuch>
