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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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†FAIRNEY-CLOOTS, n.pl. “The small horny substances above the hoofs, where the pastern of a horse lies, but said to be found only in sheep or goats” (Jam.²). See Cloot, n.³Slk. 1822 Hogg Perils of Man III. i.:
Here's a tyke wi' cloven cloots like a gait, fairney cloots and a' thegither.