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Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
27-Mar-08 - 10:38 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Yorkshire dialect question
Subject: RE: Folklore: Yorkshire dialect question
I checked the unabridged dictionary, and it does not have 'clogdop.'

However, it does have 'clogdoggo,' which means 'an encumbrance.' This word appeared in the writing of Ben Jonson.

I can imagine 'clogdoggo' losing its Spanish-sounding ending and turning into 'clogdop' over the centuries.