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And just at that moment, in Janet's room, which was neist to his, there cam 'a stramp o' feet as if men were wars'lin ', an' then a loud bang; an 'then a wund gaed reishling round the fower quarters of the house; an' then a 'was ance mair as seelent as the grave.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories Joseph Lewis French 1897
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And just at that moment, in Janet's room, which was neist to his, there cam 'a stramp o' feet as if men were wars'lin ', an' then a loud bang; an 'then a wund gaed reishling round the fower quarters of the house; an' then a 'was aince mair as seelent as the grave.
Merry Men Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
alexz commented on the word stramp
stair steps combined with a wheelchair accessible ramp - part of Robson Square in Vancouver.
"I'm walking on a stramp. Great thing. It's a cross between a stair and a ramp" - Jack Webster news report 1978 on when Robson Square was built. https://youtu.be/1LclsiY5BTo?t=24s
March 18, 2015
qms commented on the word stramp
Would a homeless strumpet be a stramp?
March 18, 2015