noun
1.
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
2.
a stupid person; blockhead; dolt.
3.
earth; soil.
4.
something of lesser dignity or value, as the body as contrasted with the soul: this corporeal clod.
5.
a part of a shoulder of beef.
Related forms
clod·di·ly, adverb
clod·di·ness, noun
clod·like, adjective
clod·dy, adjective
Synonyms
2. boor, yokel, lout, oaf, dunce.
2. boor, yokel, lout, oaf, dunce.
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World English Dictionary
clod (klɒd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a lump of earth or clay |
| 2. | earth, esp when heavy or in hard lumps |
| 3. | clodpole, clod poll, Also called: clodpate a dull or stupid person |
| 4. | a cut of beef taken from the shoulder |
| [Old English clod- (occurring in compound words) lump; related to | |
| 'cloddy | |
| —adj | |
| 'cloddish | |
| —adj | |
| 'cloddishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'cloddishness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
clod
O.E. clod- (in clod-hamer "field-goer"), from P.Gmc. *kludda-, from PIE *g(e)leu, from base *gel- "to make round." Synonymous with clot until 18c.
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Slang Dictionary
clod definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
After measuring bulk density, particle size was measured in each clod.
Spray the clod and wait a minute or two before dropping the clod in a jar of water.
Large seeded crops do not require the same degree of clod size reduction or as smooth of a seedbed as do small seeded crops.
Chipping off a clod or two, he reveals silvery veins of ice.
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