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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CLOINT, Klont, n.
1. “A lump; piece of wood, esp.: (a) log of wood, a klont o' wood; a piece of wood, badly hewn; a klont o' a tree; (b) a shapeless stone, a klont o' a sten” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).
2. “A corpulent, clumsy person; an obese, dull person, a klont o' a fellow” (Ib.); also used of a clumsy animal (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., cloint).
[Prob., as Jak. suggests, the same as Dan. klunt, a log of wood, clumsy person, which is prob. from M.L.Ger. klunte, lump, mass (cf. Du. klont, lump) (Falk and Torp s.v. kluntet and klint).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cloint n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 26 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cloint>
