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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLUNKART, n. [′klʌŋkərt]

1. “A very large piece of anything; as, A clunkart o' cheese, a clunkart o' beef, a clunkart o' a stane” (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 28; Bnff.2, Abd.2 1936); “a shapeless lump, e.g. of dried or frozen mud: ‘a clunkart o' dirt'” (n.Ags. 1936 (per Ags.2)).

2. A lump or tumour.Bnff.2 1936:
Fat wye got ye that clunkart on yir broo, Johnnie? Ye've been fechtin, ye nickum!

3. A short, dumpy person (Bnff.2 1936).Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 28:
Sie a clunkart o' a littlin!

[The same as Clunker, n.1, below, with substitution of the Romance suff. -art for the -er termination.]

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