ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk
(noun) a compact mass; “a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”
lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk
(noun) an awkward stupid person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clod (plural clods)
A lump of something, especially of earth or clay.
The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
A stupid person; a dolt.
Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.
clod (third-person singular simple present clods, present participle clodding, simple past and past participle clodded)
(transitive) To pelt with clods.
(transitive, Scotland) To throw violently; to hurl.
To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot.
• G. Fletcher
• cold
Source: Wiktionary
Clod, n. Etym: [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 pert of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of Beef.
Clod, v.i
Definition: 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.
Clod, v. t.
1. To pelt with clods. Jonson.
2. To throw violently; to hurl. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
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