claughtn.
Scottish.
A sudden snatch or clutch.
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1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 42 (Jam.) Ane I kent na took a claught of me.
1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) When one lays hold of what is falling, it is said that he ‘gat a claucht of it.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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/klɔːxt/, /klɔːt/, /klɔːkt/, U.S. /klɔt/, /klɑt/, /klɔxt/, /klɑxt/, /klɔkt/, /klɑkt/, Scottish English /klɔxt/ Scottish.
To seize with claws; to clutch, snatch.
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a1800 Jacobite Relics I. 58 (Jam.) To claucht my daddie's wee bit house.
1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. xi. 188 He saw Meg..claught the bairn suddenly out of the gauger's arms.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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