name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A stone (rock), particularly one that is thrown. Geordie, Northumbria, Teesside

   "The column, as the admirable Margery points out, is in no position to cast the first clemmy."

2. 2
   One stone (unit of mass) Geordie, Northumbria, Teesside

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A diminutive of the female given name Clementine.

Synonyms

All synonyms

clem

Example

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"The column, as the admirable Margery points out, is in no position to cast the first clemmy."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Clementine + -y.

Etymology 2

From clem + -y, originally from Old English clām (“paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice”).

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