clag

British

/ klæɡ /

noun

sticky mud

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verb

to stick, as mud

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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

O. N. e > æ, written a, in dapill, clag.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

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 Flom, George Tobias

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 Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson

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