Clatch (?), n. [Cf. Scot. clatch
a slap, the noise caused by the collision of soft bodies; prob. of
imitative origin.] (Scot. & Dial. Eng.)
1.
A soft or sloppy lump or mass; as, to throw a clatch of
mud.
2.
Anything put together or made in a
careless or slipshod way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod
woman.
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Clatch, v. t. & i.
To daub or
smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way.
[Scot.]
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