An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Clips, Clippys, s. pl.
1. Grappling-irons, used in a sea-fight.
Wallace.
2. An instrument for lifting a pot by its ears, S.; or for carrying a barrel.
Ramsay.
3. Hooks for catching hold of fish, S. B.
Statist. Acc.

CLIPPIE, s. A talkative woman, S. Gl. Sibb.

From Teut. kleps, dicax, or the E. v. clip.

CLIPPS, CLIPPES, s. An eclipse.
Bannatyne Poems.

Clips, pres. v. Suffers an eclipse.
Complaynt S.

CLYRE, s.
1. "A clyre in meat," a gland, S.

Teut. kliere, id.

2. "To leave no klyres in one's breast," to go to the bottom of any quarrel or grudge, S.

Clyred, adj. Having tumours in the flesh.
Cleland.

CLISH-CLASH, s. Idle discourse, bandied backwards and forwards, S. apparently a reduplication of [clash], q. v.