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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CLOD, v.2 “To pile up peats” (Gall. 1898 E.D.D.), in building a stack; “to throw up turnips in the same way” (Kcb.9 1935). [klɔd]
Hence clodder, “the man who throws up peats to the builder of a peat-stack” (Gall. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.).
[Cf. Clod, v.1, 3, above, and Clod, n.1, 2.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Clod v.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/clod_v2>
