ˈclitching, vbl. n.
[f. prec. + -ing1.]
† 1. Crooking, bending (of a joint). Obs.
| 1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. v. lvii. (1495) 172 In clytchynge and bendynge and stretchynge of membres. Ibid. xviii. ix. 763 What fysshes do..wyth drawynge and clytchyng [MS. Bodl. clicchinge] of fynnes; and foules and birdes with clitchyng and spreding of wynges. |
2. Making fast; sticking. dial.