clag
Britishnoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of clag
C16: perhaps of Scandinavian origin, related to Danish klag sticky mud
Example Sentences
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My nickname was Claggy Daiz because you clag if you are not winning.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
The coconut oil brought an oleaginous clag and an aroma of bodywash.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2018
Now that I’m home, I mean to clag Like a cleaver to a flagstone: they’ll have to lift The hearth, to get me out of Krindlesyke.
From Krindlesyke by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
O. N. e > æ, written a, in dapill, clag.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
It is rather Dan. klag, see claggit. 34Claggit, adj. clagged, literally adhering, sticking, vb. clag, to stick.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
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