1
a
: a lump or mass especially of earth or clay
b
: soil, earth
2
: oaf, dolt
cloddish adjective
cloddishness noun
cloddy adjective

Examples of clod in a Sentence

Her husband's such a clod. despite his imposing size, he's no simple clod
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Her Protestant army is causing all kinds of issues, including throwing a dirt clod at Anjou. Alice Burton, Vulture, 26 July 2024 The machine momentarily pitched forward, straining to loosen it from the ground — and then the electric motor heaved the boulder and a clod of dirt into the air in a puff of dust. Nicolás Rivero, Washington Post, 17 June 2024 Canes lay in piles on their sides, ready for the volunteers to knock off dirt clods that otherwise would keep them from drying out, leaving them as a possible threat with the next flood. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024 The drift that had formed against the glass crumbled into a pile of fluffy clods. Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clod 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English clodde, from Old English clod- (in clodhamer fieldfare)

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of clod was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Clod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clod. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

clod

noun
1
: a lump or mass especially of earth or clay
2
: a person who is dull or not sensitive : oaf
cloddish adjective
cloddy adjective

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