Meaning of Clod | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A lump of something, especially earth or clay.
2. The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
3. A stupid person, a dolt, a clodpate, a clodhopper.
4. Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.

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Examples

“clods of iron⟳ and brass”

“1600, Edward Fairfax (translator), originally published in 1581 by Torquato Tasso, Jerusalem Delivered clods of blood”

“The earth that casteth up from the plough a great clod, is not so good as that which casteth up a smaller clod.”

“As for yon clod of clay, we will bury⟳ it later, lest it should pollute so goodly a pool.”

“One of the clods took it back of the ear, and it used language. It gave me a thrill, for it was the first time I had ever heard speech, except my own⟳.”

“"What a bunch of hooey," I said under my breath, tossing a dirt clod over my shoulder against the locked-up garden shed⟳.”

“the clod where once their sultan's horse hath trod”

“The vulgar, a scarce animated clod”

“'What was its number⟳?' 'I don't know⟳, sir.' 'You clod! Why didn't you call⟳ one of our men, whoever was nearest, and leave⟳ him to shadow the American while you followed the cab?'”

“So here's a valentine for you, you insensitive clod!!”

“Gerald Broflovski: You see⟳ Kyle, we humans work⟳ as a society, and in order⟳ for a society to thrive, we need⟳ gods and clods.”

“Peridot: Don't touch⟳ that! You clods don't know⟳ what you're doing!”

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