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noun
A traditional building material mostly made of chalk or clay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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verb
To grasp firmly; clench.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
hardened clay
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: soil, dirt
History
Perhaps related to clump. Compare hump, hunch; lump, lunch, etc.
Alteration of clench.
