cloam
Britishadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cloam
Old English clām mud
Example Sentences
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That's right!" cried Annie, with sudden vigour; "go off and make yourself fine, and lave me to wash all the cloam that's been standen' up in grease these three days.
From Secret Bread by F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) Jesse
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 John Trevena
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 John Trevena
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 John Trevena
Mr. William Blanchard, being about to leave England for foreign parts, desires to sell at auction his farm property, household goods, cloam, and effects, etc., etc., as per items below, to the best bidder.
From Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts
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