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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶UPCLAUCHT, ppl.adj. Caught, grasped, seized. See Cleek, v.1 Liter.Sc. 1936 J. G. Horne Flooer o' Ling 32:
My he'rt upclaucht in a net.
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