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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1913

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LOAMY, adj. Sluggish, slothful, inactive (Lth. 1825 Jam.).Sc.(E) 1913 H. P. Cameron Imit. Christ I. xxiii.:
Whan yon hinmaist oor sal come, … ye'll murn unco sair that ye hae been sae tabetless an' loamy.

[Phs. the same word as Yks. dial. loam, to become close and heavy, of the atmosphere, ? orig. from loam, stiff, sticky clay or earth.]

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