The Collaborative International Dictionary
Claught
Cleek \Cleek\, v. t. [pret. Claught; pret. & p. p. Cleeked; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleeking.] [ME. cleken, clechen, to seize, clutch; perh. akin to E. clutch.] [Scot & Dial. Eng.]
To seize; clutch; snatch; catch; pluck.
To catch or draw out with a cleek, as a fish; to hook.
To hook or link (together); hence, to marry.
--Scott.
Usage examples of "claught".
There cam a gowst of wind, claught her by the coats, and awa' wi' her bag and baggage.
It was a braw spring morn, and Tam whustled as he claught in the young geese.