Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clod"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Clod \Clod\ (kl[o^]d), v.i
To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to
clot; as, clodded gore. See {Clot}.

Clodded in lumps of clay. --G. Fletcher.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Clod \Clod\, v. t.
1. To pelt with clods. --Jonson.

2. To throw violently; to hurl. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Clod \Clod\ (kl[o^]d), n. [OE. clodde, latter form of clot. See
{Clot}.]
1. A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay.
``Clods of a slimy substance.'' --Carew. ``Clods of iron
and brass.'' --Milton. ``Clods of blood.'' --E. Fairfax.

The earth that casteth up from the plow a great
clod, is not so good as that which casteth up a
smaller clod. --Bacon.

2. The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.

The clod Where once their sultan's horse has trod.
--Swift.

3. That which is earthy and of little relative value, as the
body of man in comparison with the soul.

This cold clod of clay which we carry about with us.
--T. Burnet.

4. A dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt --Dryden.

5. A part of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck
piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of {Beef}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

clod
n 1: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
[syn: {ball}, {glob}, {lump}, {clump}, {chunk}]
2: an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {klutz}, {stumblebum},
{goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}, {gawk}]


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