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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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Quotation dates: 1902, 1985-2001
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LAMP, v.3, n.3
I. v. To beat, thrash, flog (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.; Ags. 1960; Ags., Fif., Edb., Gsw., Rxb. 2000s); to trounce, defeat utterly.Abd. 1902 E.D.D.:
Ye thought ye wad lamp us, did ye? I was fairly lampet at that game. I have some good cards here; we'll gie them a richt lampin.Gsw. 1985 Michael Munro The Patter 42:
lamp This can mean to strike: ('He lamped him wan') ... Edb. 2001:
Ah gien him an awfie shock when Ah lamped him.
II. n. In pl.: a beating, thrashing (Ags. 1960).
[Appar. ad. Mid.Du. lompen (see Lump, v.), but the 1902 usage suggests some confusion with Lant.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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