English Dictionary: clod | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for clod | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Clod \Clod\ (kl[ocr]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\ (kl[ocr]d), n. [OE. clodde, latter form of clot. See {Clot}.] 1. A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay. [bd]Clods of a slimy substance.[b8] --Carew. [bd]Clods of iron and brass.[b8] --Milton. [bd]Clods of blood.[b8] --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 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. |