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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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‡SCLAIRTIE, n. A light smear or dab of some soft sticky substance (Abd. 1969).Abd. 1954 Buchan Observer (2 Nov.):
They'd pitten a sclairtie o' swine's semm o' the tap o't.
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"Sclairtie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 21 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sclairtie>
