Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CLOFFIN, n. “The noise made by the motion of a shoe that is down in the heel, or by the shoe of a horse when loose” (Rxb. 1825 Jam.2; 1923 Watson W.-B., obs.). [′klɔfɪn].
[Cf. Clomph, and Sklooff, Skluif, and Scliff, to drag the feet in walking. Perhaps imitative.].
