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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RAMPLE, v. Also rampil.

1. To romp, sport.Lnk. 1873 A. G. Murdoch Doric Lyre 57:
Stumpin', stacher roun' the hoose, Ramplin' on my knee.
Ork. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 203:
Af'en a seek hen i' a box afore the fire, an' cats an' dogs ramplan aboot.

Hence derivs.: (1) rampler, -o(u)r, -ar, adj., rowdy, devil-may-care; n., a rowdy, devil-may-care, roving lad; (2) ramplosity [ < *ramplous], rowdiness, boisterous behaviour.(1) Ayr. 1822 Galt Sir A. Wylie xxv., xcvii.:
He's . . . but a mischievous clever ramplor, and never devalds with cracking his jokes on me. . . . He was a wild ramplor lad, and would ne'er hae run sic ram races had he felt a right true and faithful affection as I did.
Sc. 1889 Mod. Sc. Poets (Edwards) XII. 215:
Hunters an' pipers an' ramplors an' a'.
(2) Ayr. 1887 J. Service Dr. Duguid 34:
But the ramplosity of my young bluid could not be altogether tamed by contact with these gentler influences.

2. To stamp noisily with the feet by way of applause. Cf. Ramp, v., 3.Lnk. 1893 T. Stewart Miners 79:
Ay, that's the thing, man, ruff 'im in, We roar'd an' ramplit wi' oor shin.

[Freq. form of Ramp, v.1, 1.]

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