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clod [klɒd] n 1. a lump of earth or clay 2. earth, esp when heavy or in hard lumps 3. Also called clodpole clod poll clodpate a dull or stupid person 4. (Cookery) a cut of beef taken from the shoulder [Old English clod- (occurring in compound words) lump; related to cloud] cloddy adj cloddish adj cloddishly adv cloddishness n Clod a mass or lump of any solid matter. Example: clod of earth, clay, iron, brass, turf.
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clod Translations clod n (of earth) → Klumpen m n clod [klod] a thick lump, especially of earth. kluit, klont كُتْلَه من الطّين буца пръст hrouda klump der Erdklumpen σβόλος terrón (mulla)kamakas کلوخ kokkare motte גוּש אֲדָמָה ढेला gruda, grumen rög gumpalan (moldar)köggull zolla 土のかたまり 덩어리 grumstas kukurznis; zemes pika gumpalan tanah kluit (jord-/leir)klump grudka torrão bulgăre ком hruda kepa, gruda busen klump แผ่นดิน kesek, topak 土塊 грудка, брила ڈھیلا cục đất 土块 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To learn and discern of his brother the clod, Of his brother the brute, and his brother the God. Man early invented God, often of stone, or clod, or fire, and placed him in trees and mountains and among the stars. It was as if a clumsy clod had trod upon his toe and he conceived it to be his privilege, his duty, to use deep, resentful oaths. |
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