noun
Meaning 1
A field.
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Usage: obsolete
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clour
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noun
Meaning 2
A blow or impingement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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verb
Meaning 3
To inflict a blow on; punch.
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Usage: Scotland, transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To make a dent or bump on; ding.
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Usage: Scotland, transitive
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History
Etymology
From Middle English cloure (“field”).
From Scots clour, from Early Scots clour, clowr (“a lump or swelling caused by a blow, welt”), of uncertain origin. Often assumed to be a variant of Scots cloor (“to scratch; a scratch”), from Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the nails”), from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”), however derivation is doubtful as the shift in meaning is difficult to explain. More at cloor.