Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†CLASPS, n.pl. “An inflammation of the termination of the sublingual gland, which furnishes the saliva; a disease of horses, generally occasioned by eating bearded forage” (Borders 1808 Jam.); ranula.
[Found in O.Sc. a.1585 (D.O.S.T.).]
