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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), clemmed, clem·ming. British Dialect.
to starve.
Origin:
1530–40; akin to Middle English forclemmed (past participle) pinched with hunger, Old English beclemman to fetter
1530–40; akin to Middle English forclemmed (past participle) pinched with hunger, Old English beclemman to fetter
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Clem
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| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
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