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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CLOOTER, Clouter, n. “The noise a bad delivered channle-stone makes on ice” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 138). Given in S.D.D. (1911) also, s.v. clouter, but not known to our correspondents.
[Onomatopœic, with prob. influence from Eng. clatter.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Clooter n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Sep 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/clooter>
