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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SPLAUDER, v. Also splyaader. To run, walk or clamber with noisy, clattering footsteps. Vbl.n. splauderin. [′splɑdər]Abd. 1889 Bon-Accord (26 January) 5:
The splauderin' o' somebody's feet runnin' doon the stair.
Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick xxiii.:
Fa's 'at dyaan paamerin aboot an' splyaaderin a' ower ma hochs?

[Imit. variant of Splatter, v., 2. Cf. also n.Eng. dial. splauder, to sprawl, make a display.]

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