Main Entry: ¹club

Pronunciation: \ˈkləb\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba; akin to Old High German kolbo club

Date: 13th century

1 a : a heavy usually tapering staff especially of wood wielded as a weapon b : a stick or bat used to hit a ball in any of various games c : something resembling a club
2 a : a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a black clover b plural but sing or plural in constr : the suit comprising cards marked with clubs
3 a : an association of persons for some common object usually jointly supported and meeting periodically; also : a group identified by some common characteristic <nations in the nuclear club> b : the meeting place of a club <lunch at the club> c : an association of persons participating in a plan by which they agree to make regular payments or purchases in order to secure some advantage d : nightclub e : an athletic association or team
4 : club sandwich

— club·bish \ˈklə-bish\ adjective