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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WHUMMLEERIE, n. A whim, vagary.Lth. 1889 A. S. Swan St Veda's xvi.:
‘Nothing wrong I hope?' ‘Oh, no' muckle: only a lassie's whummleerie.'
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