Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HONDIKLOKK, n. Also ho(i)nti-, hundi-, hundy-, -klok, -clock; honnklokk; hoinclock (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 103); horn-, hungkleck (Jak.). A horned or winged beetle (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1957). [′hɔn(di)′klɔk, ′hɔnti-; ′hʌndi-]Sh. 1898 Shetland News (27 Aug.):
Oh güd gad! a hointiklok . . . Come an' shak' him aff or A'll be oot o' me head.Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 37:
Dis een it da end o' da skelf is foo o' fleein' mochs it Janey fertilises da kale seed wi', da neist een is hundy kloks an' storeys an aa da truck it aets da neeps.
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