Scottish/Northern English dialect: to climb or scramble, especially clumsily or with difficulty.
From Scots/Northern English, possibly related to 'clamber' or dialectal 'clam' (to climb), with onomatopoetic qualities suggesting awkward movement.
Words like 'clauber' show how climbing has different personalities in different regions—while English speakers say 'scramble,' Scots speakers are climbing in a way that sounds clumsy, deliberate, and physically effortful.
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