clod of earth
1clod of earth — n. lump of earth …
2clod — [[t]klɒ̱d[/t]] clods N COUNT: oft N of n A clod of earth is a large lump of earth …
3Clod — (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… …
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.… …
5clod´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 …
6clod — [kläd] n. [ME & OE < IE * g(e)leu < base * gel , to make round > CLIMB] 1. a lump, esp. a lump of earth, clay, loam, etc. 2. earth; soil 3. a dull, stupid person; dolt 4. the part of a neck of beef nearest the shoulder cloddish adj.… …
7clod — [klɔd US kla:d] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: CLOT2] 1.) a lump of mud or earth 2.) informal a stupid person …
8clod — ► NOUN 1) a lump of earth. 2) informal a stupid person. ORIGIN variant of CLOT(Cf. ↑clot) …
9earth — [n2] ground, soil alluvium, clay, clod, coast, compost, deposit, dirt, dry land, dust, fill, glebe, gravel, humus, land, loam, marl, mold, muck, mud, peat moss, sand, shore, sod, subsoil, surface, terra firma, terrain, terrane, topsoil, turf;… …
10clod — ‘You ignorant clod’ is used by Jim Dixon in Lucky Jim, by Kingsley Amis. The term of address may be derived from ‘clod hopper’, a country lout, one who walks across clods of earth. The ‘ hopper’ is no doubt a humorous allusion to grass hoppers …