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 Thrums.Thug [a cheat]. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Thrummy Cap.
 
A sprite described in Northumberland fairy tales as a “queer-looking little auld man,” whose exploits are generally laid in the cellans of old castles.   1
 


 Thrums.Thug [a cheat]. 

 
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