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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SLAMP, adj. [slɑmp]

1. Slim, lithe, flexible, pliable, supple, freq. of persons or animals (Rs., Inv., Mry., Per. 1970). Deriv. slampen, v., to make supple, loosen or limber up.Mry. 1814 Weber and Jamieson N. Antiq. 405:
The elf-bull is . . . long, round, and slamp in the body like a wild animal.Crm. 1869 H. Miller Tales 225:
Ane o' the slampest women in a' the north o' Scotland.Abd. 1900 Wkly. Free Press (15 Sept.):
My back's nae sae slamp as it wis.Inv. 1939 in Schoolboy's Essay:
They begin with physical exercises to slampen the body.Per.⁴ 1950:
It'll no tire a slamp young lad like you.

2. “Plump, taut” (Inv. 1904 E.D.D.) , well-proportioned.Bnff. c.1920:
A fine slamp pig.