clam

Definitions

1. 1.(Ship Carp.) Strong pinchers or forceps.
2. 2.pl. (Mech.) A kind of vise, usually of wood. Blood clam. See under Blood.
3. 3.To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter. A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot, and there they cloyed and clammed Themselves till there was no getting out again. L'Estrange.
4. 4.To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere. [R.] Dryden
5. 5.Claminess; moisture. [R.] "The clam of death." Carlyle.
6. 6.A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. Nares.
7. 7.To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang. Nares.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is strong pinchers or forceps called?
• What is pl. (Mech.) A kind of vise, usually of wood. Blood clam. See under Blood called?
• What is to clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter. A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot, and there they cloyed and clammed Themselves till there was no getting out again. L'Estrange called?
• What is to be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere. [R.] Dryden called?
• What is claminess; moisture. [R.] "The clam of death." Carlyle called?
• What is a crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once. Nares called?
• What is to produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang. Nares called?