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clootie, a. Sc. and Eng. regional (north.).
Brit. |ˈklʊti|, |ˈkluːti|, U.S. |ˈklədi|, |ˈkludi|, Sc. |ˈklʊti|
Forms: 18– clouty, 19– clootie, 19– clooty, 19– cloutie
[‹ clout n.1 (see forms at that entry) + -y suffix6.]
Made of pieces or strips of cloth. Now rare.
1896J. M. Barrie Margaret Ogilvie 8 Making progress with her new clouty hearthrug. 1900W. MacGillivray Glengoyne I. viii, These, with coarse lint spun on the ‘little wheelie’..were sent to the local weaver, who made them into ‘clouty claith’. 1903in Eng. Dial. Dict. I. 604/1 [Northumberland] Clooty-hat, a bonnet for field work, made of cloth. 1924Scots Mag. June 187 The clootie coverin' showed them up beautifully. 1928J. Baxter A' Ae 'Oo' 18 Fine, inbye the chumley lug, Tae needle at the clooty rug.
Special uses. clootie dumpling n. Sc. a sweet suet pudding containing dried fruit, mixed spice, etc., which is traditionally cooked by wrapping in a cloth and boiling or steaming.
[1929F. M. McNeill Scots Kitchen 174 Clauti-scone, a coarse scone of oatmeal and yeast made in Kinross.] 1966Sc. Field July 46 (heading) Friendship is a *clootie dumpling. 1974Times 25 Jan. 16/4 The text suggests that I should sample dishes with such impossible names as cullen skink.., whim-wham and cloutie dumpling. 2002J. Bindloss & C. Lucas Scotland's Highlands & Islands 80/2 Clootie dumpling is a deliciously rich steamed pudding filled with currants and raisins. |