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clester

verbaction

smear with sticky or greasy substance

to smear or coat something with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance

Example in use

Dae nae clester the table wi yer hauns

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/KLES-tuh/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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