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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1922
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¶FUMP, v. To make a dull, twanging sound.Abd. 1922 Swatches o' Hamespun 88:
The ted be-tull-a wutcht it [jew's harp], for it fumpit jist the same As gin the sowl hid left it an' left me wi' the frame.
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