English

Etymology
From w:Clancy of the Overflow|Clancy of the Overflow, a character in a poem of that name (also in w:The Man from Snowy River|The Man from Snowy River) by Australian poet w:Banjo Patterson|Banjo Patterson.

Noun
en-noun|clanc|ies

1. An overflow or spillage.

#* 1971, w:David Ireland|David Ireland, The Unknown Industrial Prisoner
#*: They'd had a clancy [�]. He had dozed off with the water running and there was water slopping everywhere.''

• 2007-11-04 00:56 - DCDuring - /* Noun */

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