Meaning of Clobber | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A beating.
   slang, uncountable
2. Clothing; clothes.
   Australia, British, slang, uncountable
3. A paste used by shoemakers to hide the cracks in leather.
   uncountable
4. A bash on say the head, typically with a tool or object rather than with fists.
   uncountable
5. Equipment.
   British, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: clobbering, clubbing, thumping”

“He should have⟳ stepped back and given Hemi room to chat and see⟳ where the women^([sic]) was going, yet he found himself drawn over to them. His friend would probably give⟳ him a clobber later on for his stupidity […]”

“W'y, they call⟳ a man a robber if 'e stuffs 'is marchin' clobber / With the— / (Chorus) Loo! loo! Lulu! lulu! Loo! loo! Loot! loot! loot!”

“Now to get⟳ rid⟳ of this respectable clobber and feel⟳ like⟳ a man again.”

“I was thinkin' of the widow while I gets me clobber on— / Like⟳ a feller will start⟳ thinkin' of the times that's past an' gone.”

“"Now just you put⟳ on that there clobber, chum," he said, stepping back.”

“I went to one in Woolwich, south-east London, which is one of the first stores to welcome⟳ the Pep&Co range, to road test⟳ the new uber-cheap clobber for myself.”

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