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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1949
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KOLKOOM, v. Also colkoom. To char, to burn by using too great heat, as in toasting bread, etc. (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1960).Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 15:
My green an' majenta gravit . . . wi' twa knuckle o' him colkoomed apun a vild haet noopie o' da engine.
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