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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1659
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Cloaff, a. [e.m.E. cloff (1502), cloffe.] Cloaff weight, weight with a slight allowance. — 1659 Orkney Rentals App. 122.
That no people shall be bund to give fore weight but cloaff weight
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"Cloaff adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/cloaff>
