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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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DRIM, v.1, n.
1. v. To dawdle, move tardily (Ork.2 1950).Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Look at him coman driman along — last o' everybody.
Hence drimmy, adj., "languid, ailing, without energy — e.g. of a cow" (Ib.).
2. n. A last trace, a remnant, gen. in pl. in phr. the last drims o' tide, "the 'tail-end' of a tide, last traces of tide" (Ib.).Ork. 1929 Marw.:
The're drims o' flood here yet; we'll still win in past the point.
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