Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BUTTERCLABBER, n. ?Ags. 1860 A. Whamond James Tacket 45:
I got to the top of the class . . . by spelling butterclabber.
[The authenticity of the word is doubtful and it may be a jocular formation chosen for its spelling, but poss. suggested by butter-clapper s.v. Butter, II. 10., or by Anglo-Irish bonnyclabber, thick curdled milk.]
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