claucht

[klawkht, klahkht]

verb

1. a simple past tense of cleek.

Example Sentences

In that narrow place he gripped them both with the first claucht of his great arms, and dadded their heads together, exhorting them all the time to repent and think on their evil ways.

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She turnt her face to the drivin snaw,   To the snaw but and the weet; It claucht her snood, an' awa like a dud   Her hair drave oot i' the sleet.

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