Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLEUSH, n. Uls. form of Cloose, “a sluice; a water channel or spout” (Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.).
