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.
Clatch, v. t. & i. To daub or
smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way.
[Scot.]
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.
Clatch, v. t. & i. To daub or
smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way.
[Scot.]
