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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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FAIRNEY-CLOOTS, n.pl. “The small horny substances above the hoofs, where the pastern of a horse lies, but said to be found only in sheep or goats” (Jam.2). See Cloot, n.3Slk. 1822 Hogg Perils of Man III. i.:
Here's a tyke wi' cloven cloots like a gait, fairney cloots and a' thegither.

[From fern. Cf. heather-clout s.v. Heather.]

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