Clart
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A daub.
"a clart of grease"
- 2 Sticky mud, mire or filth. Northern-England, Scotland
"I’m but a county Surveyor,– not really at m’ best upon the grand and global type of expedition, content here at home, old Geordie a-slog thro’ the clarts […]."
- 3 A person who is unclean. Geordie, derogatory
- 4 A fool. Geordie, derogatory
- 5 Unwanted stuff; junk; clutter; rubbish; stuff that is in the way.
"I need to get rid of all this clart. (Clearing unwanted items from a table top)"
- 1 To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty. Northern-England, Scotland, transitive
"Chris boiled water in kettles for hours and hours and then towels came down, towels clairted with stuff she didn't dare look at, she washed them quick and hung them to dry."
Example
More examples"I’m but a county Surveyor,– not really at m’ best upon the grand and global type of expedition, content here at home, old Geordie a-slog thro’ the clarts […]."
Etymology
From Middle English *clart, found in the verb biclarten (“to cover or smear with dirt”). Cognate with Scots clart, clairt (“to besmear”), Scots clarty (“dirty”). Further origin uncertain.
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