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clochard definition

clo·chard (klō̂′s̸hȧr′)

noun

a tramp or vagrant

Etymology: Fr < clocher, to limp (< VL cloppicare < L cloppus, lame) + -ard, -ard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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