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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLATTER-TRAPS, n. comb., pl. “Miscellaneous belongings” (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.), odds and ends. Known to Abd.²² 1937.Sc. 1822 Scott F. Nigel v.:
Saluting Heriot by the name of Jingling Geordie . . . inquired what new clatter-traps he had brought.