"clancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clancies [plural]
Etymology: From Clancy of the Overflow, a character in a poem of that name (also in The Man from Snowy River) by Australian poet Banjo Patterson. Head templates: {{en-noun}} clancy (plural clancies)
  1. An overflow or spillage. Wikipedia link: Banjo Patterson, Clancy of the Overflow, The Man from Snowy River
    Sense id: en-clancy-en-noun-WCbroT0E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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