clavie

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noun

A cask split in two and ceremonially burned as part of an ancient Scottish custom still observed at Burghead, a fishing village on the Moray Firth.

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Meanings

nounclavie (plural clavies)

plural clavies

  1. A cask split in two and ceremonially burned as part of an ancient Scottish custom still observed at Burghead, a fishing village on the Moray Firth.
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APA

clavie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavie

MLA

“clavie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clavie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavie.

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