Obs. exc. dial. [f. next vb.] † 1. A cleansing. Obs.
1760. Chron., in Ann. Reg., 158/2. We make a thorough cleanse, and wash all the beams with warm vinegar.
2. dial. The afterbirth (cf. vb. 7).
1881. Miss Jackson, Shropsh. Word-bk., Clanse, the afterbirth of a cow.
1881. Leicestersh. Gloss. (E. D. S.), Clans.
