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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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KLOKK, n., v. [klɔk]

I. n. The bract of a rush (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)); the broad leaf or frond on a tangle (Ork. 1929 Marw.).Ork. 1989 Scotsman 3 Jun 21:
The tangle ... is a seaweed which thrives just below the low water mark. It consists of three main parts: a "club foot"; a thick, sinewy stalk; and a head composed of flat strips of weed, or fronds, locally known as a "klokk". ... The "club foot" is not a root, rather an anchor, which fixes the tangle to the rock. The weed absorbs nutrients from the ebb and flow of the sea through the "klokk".

II. v. To strip the leaves off tangles which are being built up in heaps to dry in preparation for burning into kelp (Marw.).Ork. 1989 Scotsman 3 Jun 21:
A fit man might gather 500 tangles in an hour from a well-stocked shore, especially if the sea has klokked them for him.