clod

clod  (kld)

n.

1. A lump or chunk, especially of earth or clay.

2. Earth or soil.

3. A dull, stupid person; a dolt.

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[Middle English, variant of clot, lump; see clot.]

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cloddish adj.

cloddish·ly adv.

cloddish·ness n.

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clod

Noun

1. a lump of earth or clay

2. Brit, Austral & NZ a dull or stupid person [Old English]

cloddish adj

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Clod a mass or lump of any solid matter.

Example: clod of earth, clay, iron, brass, turf.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clod - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" chunk, glob, lump, clump, ball clot, coagulum - a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass gob - a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm" clew - a ball of yarn or cord or thread
	2.	clod - an awkward stupid person gawk, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, oaf, stumblebum, lump clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination