Obs. or dial. 1–2 ampre, 7 amper. A tumor or swelling; a blemish. (Cf. ANBURY.)
a. 700. Epinal Gl. (O. E. T. 106), Varix, ampræ; Erfurt Gl. ompræ.
c. 1175. Cott. Hom., 237. Þri ampres were an mancyn ær his [Christ’s] to-cyme.
1674. Ray, S. & E. Countr. Words, 57. An Amper: a fault or flaw in linnen or woollen cloath, Suss. Skinner makes it to be a word much used by the common or countrey-people in Essex to signifie a tumour, rising or pustule.
1693. W. Robertson, Phraseol. Gen., 85. An Amper or Ampor: Tumor, phlegmone.
1753. Chambers, Cycl. Supp., Amper, a local term used in Essex for a tumor, or phlegmon.
1875. Parish, Sussex Dial., 13 [From Ray].
