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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1655
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Clat, n.3 [Cf. Clat,v. Common in later dial.] A scraping hoe. — 1655 Lanark B. Rec. 156.
The haill inhabitants of this brugh to come … with mattockis, shuiles, and clates for helping of the calsay and redding the burne
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"Clat n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/clat_n_3>
