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staumrel, a. and n. Sc.|ˈstɑmrəl| Also staumeral, stammrel. [f. staumer, dial. var. of stammer v. + -el.] a. adj. Stupid, half-witted. b. n. A stupid, halfwitted person.
1787Burns Brigs of Ayr 170 Staumrel, corky-headed, graceless Gentry. a1801R. Gall Poems (1819) 31 Habby Graeme the haflins fool,..An' staumrel Willy Gray the Smith. 1802Sibbald Chron. Sc. P. IV. Gloss., Staumrel,..one who is incapable of expressing his meaning. 1835D. Webster Sc. Rhymes 163 (E.D.D.) My stupid auld muse often lurks o' the gait, But goes staumering about like a staumeral gowk. 1868Shelley Flowers 207 (E.D.D.) The stammrel gaed stampin right through the buss. |