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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1926-1928

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CLOW, n.3 In phr. not to say clow, not to say a word.Sh. 1926–28 J. Gray Lowrie on Eddication Needs in Shet. Times:
Naebody can say clow.

[No one can say a word — or interfere (Sh.3).]

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