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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1897
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¶SUMPLE, n. A fool, a booby, simpleton.Edb. 1897 W. Beatty Secretar 155, 258:
Gang hame to your ain bitch and stapp her tongue, ye puir sumple. . . . Haud your tongue, you sumple.
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"Sumple n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 8 Feb 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sumple>
