Her husband's such a clod.
despite his imposing size, he's no simple clod
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Maybe she is confused by this flat new geography of polished wood and granite with no trace of lumps or clods, where nothing is spongy.—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 And Landman totally got the assignment and deftly plays a series of selfish, clueless and/or spiteful clods.—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026 But that’s just one clod’s opinion.—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026 The product should be free of clods and rocks that will impede even spreading.—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clod
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Etymology
Middle English clodde, from Old English clod- (in clodhamer fieldfare)