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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CLUGSTON, n. A rough sport among farmers (see quot.).Wgt. 1877 G. Fraser Sketches, etc., of Wigtown 275:
S. and his men would, nolens volens, seize their victim, the leader of the gang shouting, “Clap a pair o' oars on him and a' helmsman!” and away they would scour once or twice round the Square, with the honest farmer either “oxtered” and forced to run, or carried shoulder high, or sitting stride-legs across a pole. . . . Our friend Farmer, without even being asked how he enjoyed his ride, was unceremoniously thrown in at the door of the hotel, there to cool and come to his breath. The technical name of this species of amusement was “Clugston.”