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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLOOD, n. and v. [klud]

1. n. “A small load” (Abd.¹⁴ c.1915).

2. v. To cart away peats, gravel, etc., in small loads. Often with oot. Also fig.Bnff.² 1935:
When men are clearing out the foundation of a house or collecting a heap of gravel or sand from a river or the sea-shore with a continuous succession of carts or barrows (especially carts), they are said to “clood it oot,” i.e. the material.Abd.¹³ 1910:
If a person spills part of his food on the table or on his breast, they say he's cloodin oot.Abd.¹⁴ c.1915:
When the moss is soft, carts are inclined to stick in the badly-made roads, and the workmen “clood” the peats, i.e. bring them out in small loads.