cloam
Britishadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cloam
Old English clām mud
Example Sentences
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"Didn't Mr. George sell part o' the cloam?" asked Bessie.
From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John
He made a vule of hisself when he said the American gentleman come here to buy a pair of vases—all the way from America to buy a bit o' cloam!
From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John
I ha' handled cloam all my life, as my father did avore me, and I'll quote ye a fair market price vor anything you like to show me.
From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John
Do you think you'll be left to the sound o' wailin' an' weepin' Lonely an' cold in the cloam, unmothered an' stark?
From Cornish Catches and Other Verses by Moore, Bernard
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.
From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John
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