10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAMJAMFRY»
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120 Words that Are Fun to Say Wordnik. —Jacob Kainen, John Baptist Jackson:
18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut, 1962 Chiaroscuro comes from the
Italian word for “light-dark.” 28 clamjamfry /(klam jam'frē)/ noun 1 Persons ...
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The Roxburghshire Word-Book
Trumpery; worthless odds and ends: “A' was sell'd [at the “roup”] but the
clamjamfry” (Jam). Td., N. Also clamjaflry (N). [Scott's clanjamfrie = 1.] CLAMP, v. {
1. int. To walk noisily or heavily. N, w.} 2. tr. To lay, put, or cast (a thing) down
noisily.
ble, hoi polloi, the clamjamfry, the ... (Her public self again.) What? Excuse me,
could you repeat the word? Clamjamfry? (Overjoyed.) I don't believe it! She
asked the exact word I was thinking of! (With machine-gun precision.) Clamjamfry
.
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Miscellaneous Poems, Songs, Etc: Partly in the Scottish ...
Blashin', rain, or water falling Clamb, did climb : Clamjamfry, idle, or little worth
company. B Bab, a posie, nosegay Bad, did bid Badrans, Buttons, 3. cat Bae, to
bleat Bairns, children Baith, both Bane, bone Benn, to curse, to swear Bardy, ...
Gin the hale clamjamfry dinna get roarin' fou' it canna be wyted on huz. And
there's to be. flags, and letting aft. cannons— and musickers and jowing o' bells—
and a King Solomon's Temple —gude forgie 's—blawn up wi' fluffgibsl And
there's ...
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A Dictionary of English Etymology
Probably lengthened out from a form like glamafree, or glamfree, representing a
confused sound, analogous to Sc. clamjamfry, nonsensical talk, trumpery, tag-rag
-and-bobtail. Gael. glam, bawl, cry out ; glam- aireachd, continued babbling, ...
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An original collection of Songs, sung at the Theatres Royal, etc
Jammy Clamjamfry, my Beadle and DogWhipperl Is it you, villain, that has been
disturbing the public peace in this manner! Why ifI had happened to have read
the Riot Act- you might have been hung with your own bell rope.' [JammyI drunk.]
...
William Thomas MONCRIEFF (pseud. [i.e. William Thomas Thomas.]), 1850
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Weir of ...
... bedroom claes, clothes clamjamfry, crowd, clutter up clavers, gossip cock-laird,
small landed proprietor collieshangie, noisy dispute, uproar colloguing, chatting;
scheming complean, complain corp, body crack, joke, gossip craikin, croaking, ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, Emma Letley, 1998
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Robert Louis Stevenson Collection
It would beaqueerthing, Ithink,ifI was to clamjamfry up your faither's house—that I
should say it!—wi' a dirty, blackavised clan, no ane o' them it wasworth while
tomar soap upon but just mysel'! Na, they'reall damnifeed wi' the black Ellwalds.
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2013
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Delphi Complete Anne of Green Gables Books - Works of L. M. ...
The whole clamjamfry of them are as stubborn as mules.” (Emily, wrathfully:“What
a disrespectful way tospeakof us! Oh, if Ionlyhadn't on thisMother Hubbard I'd
flingthisdoor open and confrontthem.”) “She tightrein, needsa ifI know anything ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAMJAMFRY»
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Slummock and Limmer – what I've learned from Nicola Sturgeon's …
One of the pleasures is to learn words such as slummock (a lumpish slattern); clamjamfry (to plaster with mud); and limmer(a sharp-tongued ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Stephen Daisley: I have no idea how I am going to vote, head and …
... down as Scotland prepares to break with half a century of political history and turf out its Labour MPs in favour of a clamjamfry of Nationalists. «Scottish Daily Record, Apr 15»
$2bn shareholder sweetener as mine giant Rio Tinto falls off the …
The whole clamjamfry has been provoked by the abrupt end of the so-called commodities supercycle last year - the price of iron ore, Rio's ... «Management Today, Feb 15»
Artists tour Scotland looking for a Yes to independence
“A positive clamjamfry of writers, artists, actors and musicians are actively supporting the Yes campaign and who can blame them? «Irish Times, Aug 14»
A golden landmark for Balwearie High
And on Friday, June 20 there will be a ceilidh with music from Clamjamfry. This has been organised by the Balwearie fundraising group for ... «Fife Today, Jun 14»
Artist profile: Charlie O'Sullivan
The resulting body of work is a vibrant, poetic clamjamfry which grabs you on first sight, then holds you in the moment as you make your own ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 11»
"Check this out!": Lazy dogs, gross rashes and other examples of …
... at anytime - sending each other complete and utter clamjamfry all day. My children gathered around me, "Mom what are you laughing about? «The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, May 09»
Couple told they can't have Doric wedding in Aberdeen
The clamjamfry (company) had so much fun that they were forfauchan (exhausted) by the end of the night. But the joco (happy) couple were still ... «Glasgow Daily Record, Oct 08»
