Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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LAMACHREE, n. Also lamrachie, lamacheelie. A noisy lamentation, a loud wail, an outcry (ne.Sc. 1925).Abd. 1925 Greig and Keith Last Leaves 103:
O there was sic a lamrachie, The like ye never saw, As there was amongst the Hielanmen When they saw Macdonal fa'. [In other versions: lamacheelie]
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