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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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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.
CLUSTER, n. "A half-made article; a shapeless thing" (Ant. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.).
[Cf. obs. Eng. cluster, a rounded mass or conglomeration, a "clutter," and clusterfist, a clumsy-fisted fellow, a lout (N.E.D.).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cluster n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Feb 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cluster>
