definitions

clowder

[ klou-der ]
/ ˈklaʊ dər /

noun

a group or cluster of cats.

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Nearby words

cloverleaf, cloverleaf aerial, clovis, clovis i, clovis point, clowder, clown, clown anemone, clown car, clown white, clownery

Origin of clowder

1795–1805; variant of dial. clodder clotted mass, noun use of clodder to clot, coagulate, Middle English clothered, clothred (past participle), variant of clotered; compare obsolete clotter to huddle together; see clutter
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