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Leighton, Revised by Alexander

"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV."


CLAUGHT, _pret._ laid hold of suddenly or eagerly.
_To_ CLAVER, _v. a._ to talk in an idle or nonsensical
manner.
CLAVER, _s._ clover.
_To_ CLAW, _v. a._ to scratch.
CLECKIN, _s. pl._ a brood of birds.
CLECKIN-BROD, _s._ a battledoor.
_To_ CLEED, _v. a._ to clothe.
CLEG, GLEG, _s._ a gad-fly; a horsefly.
_To_ CLEIK, CLEEK, _v. a._ to catch with a hooked
instrument.
CLEIK, CLEEK, _s._ an iron hook.
CLEIKY, _adj._ ready to take advantage.
CLEUCH, CLEUGH, _s._ a precipice; a steep rocky ascent; a
strait hollow between two steep banks.
_To_ CLEW, _v. a._ to stop a hole by compressing.
CLICK-CLACK, _s._ uninterrupted talking.
CLINK, _s._ a smart blow; money.
CLIPPIE, _s._ very talkative; generally applied to a
female.
CLISH-CLASH, _s._ idle discourse.
CLISHMACLAVER, _s._ idle nonsensical talk.
CLITTER-CLATTER, _s._ idle talk carried from one to
another.
_To_ CLOCHER _v. n._ to cough.
_To_ CLOCK, CLOK, _v. n._ to chuck; to call chickens
together.
CLOIT, _s._ a clown; a stupid fellow.
_To_ CLOIT, _v. n._ to fall heavily, or suddenly.
CLOITERY, _s._ tripe; dirty work.
CLOOT, CLUTE, _s._ a hoof.
CLOSE, _s._ a passage; an entry.
_To_ CLOUR, _v. a._ to dimple.
CLOUSE, _s._ a sluice.
_To_ CLOUT, _v. a._ to patch; to mend.


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