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Clootie \Cloot"ie\, n. (Scot. & Dial. Eng.)
1. A little hoof.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. The Devil. ``Satan, Nick, or Clootie.'' --Burns. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Clootie — the devil, late 18c., Scottish, lit. hoofed, from cloot hoof, from O.N. klo claw (see CLAW (Cf. claw)) … Etymology dictionary
Clootie — A clootie or cloot in Scots is a strip or piece of cloth, a rag or item of clothing; it can also refer to fabric used in the patching of clothes or the making of proddy rugs (aka clootie mats ).[1] The saying Ne er cast a cloot til Mey s oot… … Wikipedia
Clootie dumpling — Clootie dumpling. El clootie dumpling es un budín de postre tradicional escocés hecho con harina, pan rallado, fruta seca (en particular pasas), sebo, azúcar y especias, con algo de leche para ligarlos y a veces sirope dorado … Wikipedia Español
clootie dumpling — noun A suet pudding, containing currants, raisins, etc, steamed or boiled in a cloth • • • Main Entry: ↑cloot … Useful english dictionary
Clootie well — Offerings at the clootie well near Munlochy, on the Black Isle, Easter Ross Clootie wells (also Cloutie or Cloughtie wells) are places of pilgrimage in Celtic areas. They are wells or springs, almost always with a tree growing beside them, where… … Wikipedia
Clootie Well — Lumpenbaum von Madron Clootie Wells (auch Cloutie or Cloughtie wells – Lappen oder Lumpenquellen) sind heidnische Kultorte, die primär in den keltischen Gebieten der Britischen Inseln aber auch z.B. auf Zypern (Feigenbaum vor den Agia Solomoni… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Clootie Dumpling — a dumpling wrapped in a cloth (clootie) and boiled … Scottish slang
Clootie — noun Etymology: diminutive of cloot Date: 1785 chiefly Scottish used as a name of the devil … New Collegiate Dictionary
clootie — /klooh tee/; Scot. /klyuu tee/, n. Scot. and North Eng. (usually cap.) cloot (def. 2). [CLOOT + IE] * * * … Universalium
clootie — noun A piece of rag … Wiktionary
