See clifte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"qualifier": "Early Scots",
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"(rare, Early Scots) A long wooden plank."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈklift(ə)/"
}
],
"word": "clifte"
}
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