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clunter
▪ I. † clunter, v. Obs. exc. dial. [In form a frequentative of clunt: see clunch. It is thus to a certain extent a synonym of clutter and its variants; but it has also strong associations of use with clumper, q.v. With the various senses cf. Du. klonteren to clot, coagulate, klontermelk, Ger. dial. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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clunt
▪ I. clunt, n. dial. [see clunch, and cf. Du. klont, EFris. klunt clod, lump, heavy clumsy loud-stamping foot.] A heavy noisy tread, a clump.1877 in Holderness Gloss.▪ II. clunt, v. dial. [cf. prec. and the frequentative clunter 3.] To walk in a heavy noisy manner. Hence clunter n., ‘an unnimble stu... Oxford English Dictionary
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clynterand
† clynterand Obs. rare—1. ? pres. pple. of clunter; but very possibly a misreading of clintes and: see clint n.a 1400–50 Alexander 4863 He clynterand torres. Oxford English Dictionary
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unnimble
unˈnimble, a. (un-1 7.)1566 Drant Horace, Med. Morall A ij, When unnimble age Hath refte them of their warke. 1607 Markham Cavel. ii. 48 A horse that is sloathfull or vnnimble in turning. 1681 Rycaut tr. Gracian's Critick 76 These..sluggishly moved their unnimble legs. 1703 Thoresby Let. to Ray (E.D... Oxford English Dictionary
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clunch
▪ I. † clunch, a. Obs. exc. dial. [Clunch adj. and n. are immediately connected: earlier quotations have actually been found for the n., but its various senses appear to arise more naturally from that of the adj. The LG. klunt, Du. klont ‘lump, clod, heavy and awkward mass, clown’, etc., which is ex... Oxford English Dictionary
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