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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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‡CLATTERN, CLATTERAN, n. “A tattler, a babbler” (Lth. 1808 Jam., Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B., clattern, obsol.).Sc. 1725 Ramsay Gentle Shepherd Act III. Sc. ii. in Poems (1728):
That clatteran Madge, my Titty, tells sic Flaws, When e'er our Meg her cankart Humour gaws.