10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAMJAMPHRIE»
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Fugitive Poems connected with Natural History and Physical ...
The gerse was poo't, the boxes fill't, An' syne the hail clamjamphrie 1', Would tak'
the road by Glen o'Tilt, Awa' to whar' they cam' free. The Duke at this put up his
birse', He vowed, in English and in Erse', That Saxon fitk Su'd never get A'e ...
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Annals of the Family of M'Roy
... her na to make the least sugh ava' about it, till ye or your father speirs at her a'
about it ; for it 's a fell thing that the very housekeeper that has lived sae lang i' the
family, suld be lettin' in sic clamjamphrie as that, to disturb a pacefu' set o' folk.
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Nugae Canorae Medicae: Lays
1 CLAMJAMPHRIE, clanjamfrie, subst., a term used to denote low, worthless
people, or those who are viewed in this light. — Jamie- son's Dictionary of the
Scottish Language, Supplement, 1825. 2 I feel quite assured, however, that his
Grace's ...
Sir Douglas Maclagan, 1873
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A Dictionary of the Scottish Language
John Jamieson, John Johnstone. CLAMJAMPHRIE,CI.ANJA)H-'1LIE,8. l. A '
CLANGLUlllSIIOUS,m-lj. Sulky,Lanarks; klappmnan,a watchman with a clapper.
To CLASl-l,c. 1:. To emit. To CLAIR'I', 1-». a. To lay on any smearing substance,
ibid.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1846
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Account of a botanical excursion to Switzerland, with ...
The gerse was poo't, the boxes fill't, An' syne the hail clamjamphrie§ Would tak'
the road by Glen o' Tilt, Awa' to whar' they cam' frae. The Duke at this put up his
birse ; He vowed, in^ English and in Erse,|| That Saxon fit % Su'd never get * A ...
John Hutton Balfour, 1859
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An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
F. s'accrocher andhist. ofcrawl1. clamjamphrie [Sc.]. Heterogeneous collection,
rabble. By Scott and Gait spelt clan, as though a derisive parody of Clan Chattan,
etc. clammy. Earliest claymy. Cf. dial. clam, cleam, to smear, daub, AS. , from cl m
...
If ye stir up yon byke ye'll hae commissioners of justiciary and prickers and the
haill clamjamphrie, and in the lang endanauld kimmer or twa will suffer, and the
big malefactorswillgang scot free. Chasehope's ower near the lug o' the lawtotak'
...
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A Bibliography of English Etymology
1947: 81 clam5 to starve see clem (regional) clamber to climb see clamor1
clamjamphrie low, vulgar (regional) Anonymous. 1889m clammy humid, damp (
clam) Cohen, gerald leonard. 1972g: 2, 7 ; Krogmann, Willy. 1937b: 352; siebs,
theodor ...
Anatoly Liberman, Ari Hoptman, Nathan E. Carlson, 2010
If yestir upyon byke ye'llhae commissioners of justiciary and prickers and the haill
clamjamphrie, and in the langendan auld kimmer or twa will suffer, and the big
malefactors will gang scotfree.Chasehope's ower near the lug o'the law to tak' ...
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Succeeding John Bull: America in Britain's Place, 1900-1975 ...
On his return from Washington, Roosevelt took the extraordinary step of
summoning a clamjamphrie of ambassadors to the White House,20 ostensibly to
thank them for the hospitality he had enjoyed during his visit to the Middle East.
Donald Cameron Watt, 1984
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAMJAMPHRIE»
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Crossword roundup: See ye efter, wag-at-the-wa'?
This would mean no more CLAMJAMPHRIE (nonsense), NIPPERTY-TIPPERTY (foppish) or WAG-AT-THE-WA' (a kind of clock) for those in the ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
The Greatness of Gov. Chris Christie: Attacks About Sharia Law Are …
But the clamjamphrie of conservatives who insist on smearing Muslim-Americans as amounting to a fifth column have found their issue, and ... «The National Interest Online, Aug 11»
