Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLOCKS, Cloks, Kloks, n.pl.3 A preparation of milk (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., cloks; 1908 Jak. (1928), kloks), (see quot.).Sh. 1888 Edmonston and Saxby Home of a Naturalist 101:
There is a Shetland preparation of milk not even its exceeding goodness can justify for being a most absurd waste of good milk. The dish is called “clocks,” and is merely new milk boiled for hours until it becomes thick, brown, and clotted. Gallons of milk will only produce a moderate-sized dish of clocks.
