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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1955
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¶CLICHER, v. Altered form of Clocher, v.1, to cough huskily, q.v.Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick xxi.:
He keepit clicher, clicher, clicherin aff an' on an' files pyocherin an' harrachin tae get 'e glaar spitten up.
[The altered vowel indicates a lighter more frequent cough than Clocher.]
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