Part 166 (1/2)

_To_ CLAT, CLAUT, _v. a._

1. To rake together dirt or mire, S.

2. To rake together, in a general sense, S.

Su. G. _kladd_, filth.

3. To sc.r.a.pe, to scratch any thing together.

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~Clat~, ~Claut~, _s._

1. An instrument for raking together dirt or mire, S.

2. A hoe, as employed in the labours of husbandry, S.

3. The act of raking together, as applied to property.

4. What is sc.r.a.ped together by n.i.g.g.ardliness, S.

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_To_ CLATCH, _v. a._

1. To daub with lime, S.; _harle_, synon.

2. To close up with any adhesive substance.

Isl. _kleose_, _kleste_, lino, oblino.

~Clatch~, _s._ Any thing thrown for the purpose of daubing.

Isl. _klessa_, any thing that bedaubs.

_To_ CLATCH, SKLATCH, _v. a._ To finish any piece of workmans.h.i.+p in a careless and hurried way, without regard to the rules of art, S.

~Clatch~, _s._ Any piece of mechanical work done in a careless way, S.

CLATH, CLAITH, _s._ Cloth, S.

V. ~Claith~.

_To_ CLATT, _v. a._ To bedaub, to dirty, S. _Clate_, to daub, A. Bor.

~Clattie~, _adj._ Nasty, dirty, S. _Claity_, id., c.u.mb.