What does "clump" mean?
Clump: A cluster; a group; a thicket. A clump of shrubby trees. Hawthorne.
Additional senses
- 2.The compressed clay of coal strata. Brande & C.
- 3.To arrange in a clump or clumps; to cluster; to group. Blackmore.
- 4.To tread clumsily; to clamp. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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