GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Found 2 definitions
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Clatch (?), n. [Cf. Scot. clatch a slap, the noise caused by the collision of soft bodies; prob. of imitative origin.] (Scot. & Dial. Eng.)
1. A soft or sloppy lump or mass; as, “to throw a clatch of mud”.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod woman.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Clatch, v. t. & i. To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way. [Scot.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]