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clave, cleave, cloave, clove, cloves,
clove [kloːv]
n. An instrument for preparing flax.
pl. cloves A wooden vice.
v. To break or split the fibres of flax preparatory to heckling it.
n. An instrument for preparing flax.
pl. cloves A wooden vice.
v. To break or split the fibres of flax preparatory to heckling it.
clowe,
clowe [klʌu]
n. The spice called a clove from the buds of Syzygium aromaticum.
n. The spice called a clove from the buds of Syzygium aromaticum.
cloush, cloushit, clowsh, clowshit, clush, clushit, klush, klushit,
clowsh [NN.b. klʌuʃ, I.Sh. klʌʃ]
n. A lump. An ungainly person, a clumsy person etc.
n. A lump. An ungainly person, a clumsy person etc.
clowshit
adj. Very clumsy.
adj. Very clumsy.
club, clubbie, clubby,
club [klʌb]
n. A stout stick or staff. arch. A youth who picks up the skills of a trade without a formal apprenticeship. An association of people for a common persuit.
dim. clubbie
n. A stout stick or staff. arch. A youth who picks up the skills of a trade without a formal apprenticeship. An association of people for a common persuit.
dim. clubbie
Compounds and phrases etc
the club: The game of shinty.
cludge, cludgie, cludgy, cludjie, kludgie,
cludgie [ˈklʌdʒɪ]
n. col. A water-closet, a lavatory.
n. col. A water-closet, a lavatory.
cliff, cluff,
cluff [S. SW. klʌf, klɪf]
n. A cuff or slap.
v. To cuff or slap.
n. A cuff or slap.
v. To cuff or slap.
cleef, cleuf, cliv, cliven, clivgeng, clivmett, cliv-mett, clivven, cloveging, clow, clowe, clowegang, clowgang, clowgeng, clufe, cluif, cluifgang, cluifie, cluifin, cluifmett, cluifs, klavi, klavie, kleevin, klevi, klevie, kliv, kliven, klivgeng, klivin, klovi, klovin, kløvin, klow,
cluif [EC. klyf, I.Sh. klɪv, kluf, I. klʌu]
also I.Ork. clowe [klʌu]
n. A hoof, usually cloven.
pl. cluifs
dim. cluifie I.Sh. a trampled footpath, a claw-hammer etc.
also I.Ork. clowe [klʌu]
n. A hoof, usually cloven.
pl. cluifs
dim. cluifie I.Sh. a trampled footpath, a claw-hammer etc.
Compounds and phrases etc.
cluifgang, I.Ork. clowgang: The sound of hooves.
cluifin [I.Sh. klɪvən]: A cleft implement, tongs.
cluifmett [I.Sh. klɪvmɛt]: A cloven animal's footprint.
cluifin [I.Sh. klɪvən]: A cleft implement, tongs.
cluifmett [I.Sh. klɪvmɛt]: A cloven animal's footprint.
Cluin, Clune,
Cluin [klɪn]
pn. Clune (Aberdeenshire).
pn. Clune (Aberdeenshire).
Auld_Cluits, clate, clates, cleet, cleets, cleety, clet, cleut, clit, clits, clitt, clitty, cloot, clootie, clootie-fisted, clootit, cloots, clooty, cloutie, cloutit, clouty, cluit, cluitie, cluitie-fistit, cluitit, cluits, cluity, clute, clutey, clutie, clutit, cluty, klut, klutz,
cluit [S. klyt, C. U. klɪt, U. klit & klɛt, klut]
n. One of the divisions in the hoof of cloven-footed animals. Sometimes used for the whole hoof. A cloven-footed animal. A rustic, a boorish country-man.
dim. cluitie The devil.
pl. cluits The devil.
n. One of the divisions in the hoof of cloven-footed animals. Sometimes used for the whole hoof. A cloven-footed animal. A rustic, a boorish country-man.
dim. cluitie The devil.
pl. cluits The devil.
cluitie, cluitit
adj. Cloven footed. Having hooves.
adj. Cloven footed. Having hooves.
Compounds and phrases etc.
cluitie-fistit: Left-handed.
Auld Cluits: The devil.
cou's cluits: S. The water avens Geum rivale.
Auld Cluits: The devil.
cou's cluits: S. The water avens Geum rivale.
clitter, cloiter, clouter, clowter, clowtter, cluiter, cluitter, clutter, clyter, kloiter,
cluiter [S. ˈklytər, C. ˈklɪtər, ˈklɔɪtər, MN. ˈkləitər, NN. ˈklʌtər]
n. A disgusting mass of any wet or sticky substance. A badly built heap of peats etc.
adv. With tawdry, dirty step, falling in to muddy water etc.
v. To be engaged in dirty and particularly wet work, to work in such conditions. To walk in a slovenly manner, especially in water or on muddy ground, to shuffle along.
n. A disgusting mass of any wet or sticky substance. A badly built heap of peats etc.
adv. With tawdry, dirty step, falling in to muddy water etc.
v. To be engaged in dirty and particularly wet work, to work in such conditions. To walk in a slovenly manner, especially in water or on muddy ground, to shuffle along.