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Webster 1913 Edition
Clod
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.
The earth that casteth up from the plow a great
clod
, is not so good as that which casteth up a smaller clod
. Bacon.
2.
The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
The
clod
Where once their sultan’s horse has trod
. Swift.
3.
That which is earthy and of little relative value, as the body of man in comparison with the soul.
This cold
clod
of clay which we carry about with us. T. Burnet.
4.
A dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt
Dryden.
5.
A part of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of
Beef
. Clod
(klŏd)
, Verb.
I.
To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot;
as,
. See clodded
goreClot
. Clodded
in lumps of clay. G. Fletcher.
Clod
,Verb.
T.
1.
To pelt with clods.
Jonson.
2.
To throw violently; to hurl.
[Scot.]
Sir W. Scott.
Clod′dish-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Clod
CLOD
, n.1.
A hard lump of earth, of any kind; a mass of earth cohering.2.
A lump or mass of metal.3.
Turf; the ground.4.
That which is earthy, base and vile, as the body of man compared to his soul.5.
A dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt.6.
Any thing concreted.CLOD
,Verb.
I.
[See Clot, which is more generally used.]
CLOD
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
clod
clod
English
Noun
clod (plural clods)
- A lump of something, especially of earth or clay.
- Milton
- clods of iron and brass
- E. Fairfax
- clods of blood
- Francis Bacon
- The earth that casteth up from the plough a great clod, is not so good as that which casteth up a smaller clod.
- T. Burnet
- this cold clod of clay which we carry about with us
- 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest
- "What a bunch of hooey," I said under my breath, tossing a dirt clod over my shoulder against the locked-up garden shed.
- Milton
- The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
- Jonathan Swift
- the clod where once their sultan's horse has trod
- Jonathan Swift
- A stupid person; a dolt.
- Don't touch that! You clods don't know what you're doing!
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
- Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.
Translations
lump of something, especially of earth or clay
stupid person
Verb
clod (third-person singular simple present clods, present participle clodding, simple past and past participle clodded)
- (transitive) To pelt with clods.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jonson to this entry?)
- (transitive, Scotland) To throw violently; to hurl.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
- To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot.
- clodded gore
- G. Fletcher
- Clodded in lumps of clay.