clem

[ klem ]

verb (used with or without object),clemmed, clem·ming.British Dialect.
  1. to starve.

Origin of clem

1
1530–40; akin to Middle English forclemmed (past participle) pinched with hunger, Old English beclemman to fetter

Words Nearby clem

Other definitions for Clem (2 of 2)

Clem
[ klem ]

noun
  1. a male given name, form of Clement.

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How to use clem in a sentence

  • Under his coat was strapped clem's revolver, and again his pockets were "strutty with ca'tridges."

    The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for clem

clem

clam

/ (klɛm) /


verbclems, clemming, clemmed, clams, clamming or clammed
  1. (when tr, usually passive) English dialect to be hungry or cause to be hungry

Origin of clem

1
C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch, German klemmen to pinch, cramp; compare Old English beclemman to shut in

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