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The Language of the Scottish Traveller: A Dictionary
By Pauline Cairns Speitel
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Auld Clootie
noun
the Devil, Satan:
I’m sure Auld Clootie has been let loose amongst them.
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etymology:
Scots
auld
‘old’ + Scots
cluittie
‘cloven’; attested by
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