clod

Definitions

1. 1.The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf. The clod Where once their sultan's horse has trod. Swift.
2. 2.That which is earthy and of little relative value, as the body of man in comparison with the soul. This cold clod of clay which we carry about with us. T. Burnet.
3. 3.A dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt Dryden.
4. 4.A pert of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of Beef.
5. 5.To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See Clot. Clodded in lumps of clay. G. Fletcher.
6. 6.To pelt with clods. Jonson.
7. 7.To throw violently; to hurl. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

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

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Definition-first questions whose answer is clod.

• What is the ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf. The clod Where once their sultan's horse has trod. Swift called?
• What is that which is earthy and of little relative value, as the body of man in comparison with the soul. This cold clod of clay which we carry about with us. T. Burnet called?
• What is a dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt Dryden called?
• What is a pert of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of Beef called?
• What is to collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See Clot. Clodded in lumps of clay. G. Fletcher called?
• What is to throw violently; to hurl. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott called?