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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 2 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/clooter>
