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clochard
[ kloh-sherd ]
/ ˈkloʊ ʃərd /
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Origin of clochard
First recorded in 1940–45; from French, derivative of clocher “to limp,” from Latin clopus “lame”
Words nearby clochard
cloak fern, cloakroom, cloam, clobber, clobbering machine, clochard, cloche, clock, clocker, clock golf, clock-hour
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How to use clochard in a sentence
On the same side behind the fountain was the "Clochard," or Clock Tower.
Westminster|Sir Walter Besant