Clunch
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A traditional building material mostly made of chalk or clay. UK, countable, uncountable
"clunch pit"
- 2 stiff clay wordnet
Verb
- 1 To grasp firmly; clench. transitive
"As William Wallace felt the bank giving away under his feet, he clunched the other boy firmly by the arm."
Example
More examples"The manor-house stands near the church, and is a large convenient old house built of clunch, stone, &c. with good gardens and walks adjoining to the river side."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Perhaps related to clump. Compare hump, hunch; lump, lunch, etc.
Etymology 2
Alteration of clench.