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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1889
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†CLAPPITY, adj. Of a tongue: loosened, wagging.Sc. 1889 (4th ed.) A. G. Murdoch Sc. Readings III. 12:
Peggy, whose tongue had already become somewhat clappity with the cupful of Miss Jean's doctored milk.
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"Clappity adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/clappity>
