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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CLANCH, n.¹ [klanʃ]

‡1. “A hurried eater, an unmannerly glutton” (Kcb.⁴ c.1900).Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 135:
Wull Hullyoch was as big a clanch As 'ere [sic] was kend by ony body . . . A greedy, gormandizing cheel.

2. A soft indolent fellow (Kcb.⁹ 1937).Kcb. 1920 (per Kcb.¹):
He's just a muckle clanch.