Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLAUTERS, n.pl. “Tin cans put on the feet of boys and held on by pieces of string” (Lnk. 1927 (per Ayr.4)). [′klǫtərz]
[Poss. a variant of Eng. clatter.]
