"clishmaclaver" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clishmaclavers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clishmaclaver (plural clishmaclavers)
  1. (Scotland) Gossip; silly chatter. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-clishmaclaver-en-noun-oVhbP5EP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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