cloddy

Variant of clod

noun

  1. a lump, esp. a lump of earth, clay, loam, etc.
  2. earth; soil
  3. a dull, stupid person; dolt
  4. the part of a neck of beef nearest the shoulder

Origin: ME & OE < IE *g(e)leu- < base *gel-, to make round > climb

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