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cleg

British  
/ klɛɡ /

noun

  1. another name for a horsefly, esp one of the genus Haematopota

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Etymology

Origin of cleg

C15: from Old Norse kleggi

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He's maist michty unsettled like," replied Saunders, "he's for a' the world like a stirk wi' a horse cleg on him that he canna get at.

From The Lilac Sunbonnet by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Being told that the cleg, or horse-fly, would suit his purpose admirably for lure, he addressed himself to Christy, the Highland servant-girl:--"I say, my girl, can you get me some horse-flies?"

From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman

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