A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1600-1610
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Clank, v. [Imitative. In Eng. use (intr.) from 1656.] tr. To throw down with a bang. — 1600-1610 Melvill 142.
Lowsing a litle Hebrew bible fra his belt, and clanking it down on the burd befor the King & Chancelar
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