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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Clatter, Clattir, n. Also: klattar. [Northern ME. clater, clattur loud talk.] Noisy and idle talk, chatter. In later use commonly in pl.(a) 1562-3 Winȝet II. 24/22.
Amang euery vane clattir of errouris Ib. 29/4.
Quhais prophane vane clattir makis mekle to vngodlines a 1568 Sat. P. xlvi. 27.
Till deif ȝow with tome clatter, Ar nane sic in the floit as scho 1619 in Calderwood VII. 343.
Ye wold hawe us … abuse it with everie clatter(b) 1562-3 Winȝet II. 10/1.
I hef sein certane clatteris … nameit contumeliouslie … A confutatioun [etc.] c 1575 Annandale Corr. 272.
Your maisterschip swlld nocht haf kasseng ws away for na falls klattaris of them of Cragsburne 1596 Dalr. I. 68/5.
Latting pas thir fables and a hundir sic clattiris Ib. II. 356/12; etc.
The aduersaris, … spred amang the peple fals rumours and clattiris 1640 Baillie I. 269.
We take it, and many things moe yow will hear, for clatters 1650 Ib. III. 131.
These papers … are a heap of clatters, mere testimonies of late papers … which touch not the present case 1667 Lauderdale P. II. 41.
Yow will no more suffer grundles jealousies nor clatters to draw yow off 1689 Leven & Melv. P. 24.
Thus yow have the common clatters
