Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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CLESS, n. Sc. form of Eng. class, see P.L.D. § 48.1(1). [klɛs]m.Sc. 1917 J. Buchan Poems 28:
I thocht — for I was young — that folk Were a' the same; I scorned the yoke O' cless or gear.Dmb. 1846 W. Cross Disruption xiii.:
Professor dick will glower When he getts mee in His clesses.
