clag
/klæɡ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Bits of rubber which are shed from tires during a race and collect off the racing line, especially on the outside of corners (cf. marbles).
Slang; Uncountable
verb
To hit
Example Sentences
- "The sky was thick with dirty gray clag"
- "This programme included practice interceptions, simulator training, day flying, night flying, clag flying -- in addition to […] [a footnote states that clag flying was Air Force slang for foul weather flying.]"
- "We went along in the clag for what seemed like an eternity [a footnote defines clag as low cloud cover]"
- "He ran wide in the corner, hit the clag and spun off."
- "As when the orchard boughes are clag'd with fruite"
- "Can such draw to me/My stund affections all with Cinders clag'd"
Etymology
From Middle English claggen, probably of Scandinavian origin. Compare Swedish klägg and Old English clǣġ.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: claggen