Part 170 (1/2)

_To_ CLEW, _v. n._ To cleave, to fasten.

Teut. _klev-en_, id.

_Wyntown._

CLEWIS, _s. pl._ Claws, talons.

V. ~Cleuck~.

_Douglas._

CLIBBER, CLUBBER, _s._ A wooden saddle, a packsaddle, Caithn. Orkn.

_Statist. Acc._

Isl. _klifberi_, c.l.i.tellae, from _klif_, fascis, sarcina, and _beri_ portator.

CLICK-CLACK, _s._ Uninterrupted loquacity, S.

From E. _click_ and _clack_, both expressive of a sharp successive noise; or Teut. _klick-en_, crepitare, _klack-en_, verberare resono ictu.

CLIFT, _s._ A spot of ground, S.

A. S. _cliof-an_, to cleave, because parted from the rest.

_To_ CLINCH, CLYNSCH, _v. n._ To limp, S.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _link-a_, claudicare.

~Clinch~, _s._ A halt, S.

CLINK, _s._ A smart stroke or blow, S.

_Hamilton._

Teut. _klincke_, id.; alapa, colaphus.

CLINK, _s._ Money; a cant term, S.

_Burns._

From the sound; Teut. _klinck-en_, tinnire.