CLUNCH

clunch

(noun) hardened clay

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clunch (countable and uncountable, plural clunches)

(UK) A traditional building material mostly made of chalk or clay.

Source: Wiktionary


Clunch, n. Etym: [Perh. fr. clinch to make fast]

Definition: .

1. (Mining)

Definition: Indurated clay. See Bind, n., 3.

2. One of the hard beds of the lower chalk. Dana.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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