Sc. [f. prec.] A volley of clattering words, or sound of rapid motion.
1816. Scott, Antiq., ix. ‘Oot cam sic a blatter o’ Latin about his lugs, that poor Rab Tull … was clean overwhelmed.’
1865. Livingstone, Zambesi, x. 211. Hundreds of turtle doves rise, with great blatter of wing.
