Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1951
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SKLONE, n., v. [sklo:n]
I. n. A large amount of any plastic substance, esp. when squeezed flat, a soft pancake-like mass (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 161; Bnff., Abd. 1970); fig. a soft, easy-going person (Gregor). Deriv. sklonach, a person with big flat feet (Bnff., Abd. 1970).Abd. 1951 Buchan Observer (23 Oct.):
A wheeled mud-raker depositing huge “sclones” on the broad, green margins on either side.
II. v. To make a sklone, squeeze any soft plastic substance flat (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 161).
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