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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1856
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¶RUM-TUMBLE, v. To tumble or roll about noisily.Edb. 1856 J. Ballantine Poems 178:
Wee Boo Peep, he lies rowin' on the floor, Rum tumblin up an' doun, dorty an' dour.
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