- clish-ma-claver
- North Country (Newcastle) Wordsidle discourse bandied about, uninterrupted loquacity
English dialects glossary. 2013.
clish-ma-claver
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clish-ma-claver — … Useful english dictionary
clishmaclaver — |klishməˈklāvər, |klēsh noun ( s) Etymology: Scots clish to gossip (of imitative origin) + connective ma + claver chiefly Scotland : idle talk : gossip * * * /klish meuh klay veuhr, kleesh /, n. Scot. gossip; idle or foolish … Useful english dictionary
clishmaclaver — /klish meuh klay veuhr, kleesh /, n. Scot. gossip; idle or foolish talk. [1720 30; clish( clash) gossip (gradational compound based on CLASH) + ma ( < ?) + CLAVER] * * * … Universalium
