Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1747, 1928
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CLING, Kling, v. To shrink, contact e.g. as wood in drying (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl., kling; Kcb.9 1937; Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.). More common in the pa.p. Clung, q.v. Also in n.Eng. dial. (E.D.D.). [klɪŋ]Sc. 1747 R. Maxwell Bee-Master 20:
Some make Covers like Barrels, with Ironhoops around them. These Covers cling, as we say, with the Summer's Drought.Bch. 1928 (per Abd.15):
The peats cling fin they're dry.
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