clod´like´

clod´like´
clod «klod», noun.
1. a small lump of earth or clay; lump: »

The horse's hoofs threw up clods of dirt on the muddy road.

2. earth; soil.
3. Figurative. anything earthy or base, as the body of a man in comparison with his soul.
4. Figurative. a stupid person; blockhead: »

The swindlers stole all of the poor clod's money.

5. a boor.
6. a cut of beef forming part of the shoulder.
7. British Slang. a penny.
[Middle English clodde clot (of blood), variant of clotte clot]
clod´like´, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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