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  • 1clod — clod·di·ness; clod·dish; clod·dy; clod·hop·per; clod·hop·per·ish; clod·hop·ping; clod·let; clod·ly; clod·pate; clod·pat·ed; clod; …

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  • 2Clod — (kl[o^]d), n. [OE. clodde, latter form of clot. See {Clot}.] 1. A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay. Clods of a slimy substance. Carew. Clods of iron and brass. Milton. Clods of blood. E. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] The earth that… …

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  • 3Clod — may refer to: a lump of dirt an oaf Beef clod The Antonov An 14, NATO reporting name Clod Frederick Clod, an early chemist This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …

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  • 4clod — (n.) lump of earth or clay, O.E. clod (in clod hamer field goer ), from P.Gmc. *kludda , from PIE *gleu (see CLAY (Cf. clay)). Synonymous with clot until 18c. Meaning person ( mere lump of earth ) is from 1590s; that of blockhead is from c.1600.… …

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  • 5clod´dish|ness — clod|dish «KLOD ihsh», adjective. like a clod; stupid or boorish; uncouth. SYNONYM(S): base. –clod´dish|ness, noun …

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  • 6clod|dish — «KLOD ihsh», adjective. like a clod; stupid or boorish; uncouth. SYNONYM(S): base. –clod´dish|ness, noun …

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  • 7clod´like´ — clod «klod», noun. 1. a small lump of earth or clay; lump: »The horse s hoofs threw up clods of dirt on the muddy road. 2. earth; soil. 3. Figurative. anything earthy or base, as the body of a man in comparison with his soul. 4. Figurative …

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  • 8Clod — (kl[o^]d), v. i. To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See {Clot}. [1913 Webster] Clodded in lumps of clay. G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9Clod — Clod, v. t. 1. To pelt with clods. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw violently; to hurl. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10Clod (disambiguation) — CLOD and CLoD may refer to: The National Legion of Decency, also known as the Catholic Legion of Decency Continuous Level of Detail, a computer graphics technique to adapt the detail of the displayed 3D object to the user needs. See Level of… …

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