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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1883
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CLAPPER-CLASH, n. comb. Gossip (Abd.2 1937).Abd. 1883 G. Macdonald Donal Grant ix.:
There's a sicht o' clapper-clash aboot the place.
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"Clapper-clash n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 12 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/clapperclash>
