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clod
(klŏd)n.
1. A lump or chunk, especially of earth or clay.
2. Earth or soil.
3. A dull, stupid person; a dolt.
[Middle English, variant of clot, lump; see clot.]
clod′dish adj.
clod′dish·ly adv.
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 or 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]
ˈcloddy adj
ˈcloddish adj
ˈcloddishly adv
ˈcloddishness n
clod
(klɒd)n.
1. a lump or mass, esp. of earth or clay.
2. a stupid person; dolt.
3. earth; soil.
[1400–50; late Middle English clodde, Old English clod- (in clodhamer fieldfare)]
clod′dish, adj.
clod′dish•ness, n.
Clod
a mass or lump of any solid matter.Example: clod of earth, clay, iron, brass, turf.
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| Noun | 1. |  clod - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"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 clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination |