Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CLUSTER, n. "A half-made article; a shapeless thing" (Ant. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.).
[Cf. obs. Eng. cluster, a rounded mass or conglomeration, a "clutter," and clusterfist, a clumsy-fisted fellow, a lout (N.E.D.).]