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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HAMIT, adj. Also hame(i)t, hame-at, hemmit, haem(m)it (Ags. 1852 Montrose Standard (4 June) 8); hame(i)nt (e.Lth., Bwk.). Home-produced, home-grown (Ags. 1825 Jam.; Ags., Slg. 1956); hence, home-loving, homely, familiar, vernacular. Sometimes in a derogatory sense: rough and ready, rude, uncouth, untidy (Fif. 1956). [m.Sc. ′hemɪt, Bwk. + ′hjɛmɪnt]Ags. 1794 W. Anderson Piper of Peebles 6:
An' nane but hamit linjet sawn, — Fan lint was beaten wi' the mell.Kcd. 1827 G. Menzies Poet. Trifles 86:
For fear some ragged rin-there-out, Or hungry weans sud get a glaum o't; For hunger's now grown unco hammit.Ags. 1861 Arbroath Guide (6 April) 3:
Thanks for your crowin lines sae free, Sae kind an' haemmit.Abd. 1898 J. Milne Poems 52:
The hemmit, reamin' ale brought out, Far better than your double stout.Per. 1904 R. Ford Hum. Sc. Stories (Series 2) 84:
A hamet-made haggis, unschool'd, and unread.Hdg. 1908 J. Lumsden Th' Loudons 173:
It's a' 'bout Hairyoobit, This unco hameint new bit.Ags. 1914 I. Bell Country Clash 125:
I'm only a plain, hame-at body.Knr. 1925 H. Haliburton Horace 244:
They're wearin' by, the guid auld times O' Scottish rants and hamet rhymes.Sc. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 23:
Upon the lanesome Corrie heichts Acht miles an' mair frae hamit lichts.