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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

CLASH, n.2 “A cavity of considerable extent in the acclivity of a hill; . . . the interstice between a large hill and a smaller one adjacent to it, and intervening between it and the plain” (Sc. 1808 Jam., Abd.2 1937).Abd., Per. 1898 E.D.D.:
I gaed as far as “the clash” for her.

[Gael. clais, a furrow, groove. Now obs. except in place names.]

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