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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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STAMRON, n. Also stammeron, -in, sta(a)mer(e)n, stammareen. The low seat in the stern of a rowing boat occupied by the helmsman (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 212, stammerin, 1908 Jak. (1928); Sh., Cai. 1971). [′stɑmrən, -ərin]Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 104:
His tail lay ida eft stammeron.Sh. 1906 T. P. Ollason Spindrift 129:
I can sit on a tilfer, or creep i' da staamern.Sh. 1950 New Shetlander No. 22. 41:
Tirval jamp in an' sat doon i da stamern.