Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CLAMPETTY-CLAMP, n. comb. An echoic combination = Clamp, n.3 Known to Slg.3 1940.w.Dmf. 1908 J. L. Waugh Robbie Doo (1912) iii.:
The “clampetty-clamp” o' the weel-shod feet o' Darlin' and Jean . . . echoed and re-echoed among the trees o' the Cundy Wudheid.