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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1790
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¶STUM, n. A stupid person, a blockhead. Only in Tait.Ayr. 1790 A. Tait Poems 29, 135:
But oracles they spake by guess Like every stum . . . Ye're in each house wi' ev'ry stum.
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"Stum n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/stum>
