Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KLATTER, n. In phr. a' i' a klatter, used of “an object or mass lying in a broken up, confused state” (Ork. 1929 Marw.; I.Sc. 1960). Cf. Clatter-traps, Clather, n., 1., Clutter, n., (1).
[Prob. simply a variant of Eng. clutter.]
