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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SPLACHER, v. Also back-formation splauch. To splash, to fall with a splash, flounder about in water. [′splǫx(ər)]Lnk. 1862 D. Wingate Poems 24:
I, unseen, ahint him splauchin'.Lnk. 1886 J. Stewart Twa Elders 6:
In the shooch they'd often splacher.