clag

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verb

ˈklag

clagged; clagged; clagging; clags

transitive verb

1

dialectal, British : to bedaub usually with a sticky substance (as mud or dirt)

2

dialectal, British : clog, clot

3

dialectal, British : to cause to adhere

intransitive verb

dialectal, British : adhere, stick

clag

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noun

"

plural -s

dialectal, British

: a clot or lump especially of dirt or snow

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English claggen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish klagge sticky mud, Old Norse kleggi horsefly; akin to Old English clǣg clay

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