Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SCLUCHTEN, n. Also cleuchten. A flat-lying ridge, a long bank of ground (Rnf., Ayr. 1825 Jam.).
[Appar. a deriv. of Cleuch. See P.L.D. § 69.]