clod

[ klod ]
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noun
  1. a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.

  2. a stupid person; blockhead; dolt.

  1. earth; soil.

  2. something of lesser dignity or value, as the body as contrasted with the soul: this corporeal clod.

  3. a part of a shoulder of beef.

Origin of clod

1
1400–50; late Middle English clodde,Old English clod- (in clodhamer fieldfare); see cloud

Other words for clod

Other words from clod

  • clod·di·ly, adverb
  • clod·di·ness, noun
  • clodlike, adjective
  • cloddy, adjective

Words Nearby clod

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How to use clod in a sentence

  • The News of the World and the Mirror both went with the punnier, " Hand of clod."

    World Cup Primer | Joshua Robinson | June 12, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Darling, don't you see—it's because you aren't a clod, because you're sensitive and imaginative that you experience fear.

    The Man from Time | Frank Belknap Long
  • The asphaltus is a clod of earth, liquefied by heat; the air forces it to the surface, where it spreads itself.

  • Go over it again and again until not a lump or clod remains in it.

    Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. Rexford
  • Do I not daily curse this weak, lust-loving clod of flesh that holdeth prisoner a mind that at least once dreamed noble dreams?

    Robert Annys: Poor Priest | Annie Nathan Meyer
  • "I won't become a clod-hopper," I exclaimed, seeing the dreary, endless monotony of such a life.

    Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp

British Dictionary definitions for clod

clod

/ (klɒd) /


noun
  1. a lump of earth or clay

  2. earth, esp when heavy or in hard lumps

  1. Also called: clodpole, clod poll, clodpate a dull or stupid person

  2. a cut of beef taken from the shoulder

Origin of clod

1
Old English clod- (occurring in compound words) lump; related to cloud

Derived forms of clod

  • cloddy, adjective
  • cloddish, adjective
  • cloddishly, adverb
  • cloddishness, noun

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