cloam

British

/ kləʊm /

adjective

made of clay or earthenware

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noun

clay or earthenware pots, dishes, etc, collectively

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Etymology

Origin of cloam

Old English clām mud

Example Sentences

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Do you think you'll be left to the sound o' wailin' an' weepin' Lonely an' cold in the cloam, unmothered an' stark?

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I mind me of the dresser with the chainy white, An' the gurt big Bible as was read aSunday night; An' the old cloam tay-pot with the broken spout As wanted suant dealin' at the pourin' out.

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Plenty o' gentlemen, when they see a bit o' cloam that ain't quite the same as ordinary cloam, will tell ye it's worth money.

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"I do hope and pray as how you may succeed," gasped Kezia; and off she went to inform Bessie that Mr. George was about to start a cloam shop.

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"Didn't Mr. George sell part o' the cloam?" asked Bessie.

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