Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The devil; literally, he of the cloven hoofs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Scot. & Dial. Eng.) A little hoof.
- noun The Devil.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Scotland A piece of
rag
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Examples
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Through bog and brake, over moor and mountain, they hurried on with their prisoner, who, dooming them all to "clootie" and his imps, and commending himself to Michael, Mary, and a number of his especial patrons in the Romish calendar, was urged forward with more than their usual speed.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) John Roby 1821
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That Morag may fancy herself at the clootie dumplings and broth and such, but she's a lot to learn afore she can dress a fish properly, or put a dinner on when they've company.
Rose cottage Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1997
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That Morag may fancy herself at the clootie dumplings and broth and such, but she's a lot to learn afore she can dress a fish properly, or put a dinner on when they've company.
Rose cottage Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1997
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Dessert consisted of trays of home-made shortbread or pumpkin and sultana cake or clootie dumpling being brought out and accompanied with Scotch whisky, on ice of course.
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Dessert consisted of trays of home-made shortbread or pumpkin and sultana cake or clootie dumpling being brought out and accompanied with Scotch whisky, on ice of course.
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Fried clootie dumpling with bacon and eggs was another favourite.
Archive 2004-10-01 2004
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Desserts were served - lemon curd cake, an apple jam crumble, clootie dumpling with hot custard, ice-cream in cones for the children.
Archive 2004-12-01 2004
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Desserts were served - lemon curd cake, an apple jam crumble, clootie dumpling with hot custard, ice-cream in cones for the children.
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Dessert consisted of trays of home-made shortbread or pumpkin and sultana cake or clootie dumpling being brought out and accompanied with Scotch whisky, on ice of course.
Archive 2004-10-01 2004
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Fried clootie dumpling with bacon and eggs was another favourite.
JosieZ commented on the word clootie
Tomorrow, I must use this word once every hour from 7 am to 4 pm. Suggestions on various ways to use it?
November 8, 2011