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clart
/klɑːt/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
all, unwanted
CLART + NOUN
grease, items
Definitions
noun
1
A daub.
a clart of grease
2
Sticky mud, mire or filth.
I’m but a county Surveyor,– not really at m’ best upon the grand and global type of expedition, content here at home, old Geordie a-slog thro’ the clarts […].
3
A person who is unclean.
4
A fool.
5
Unwanted stuff; junk; clutter; rubbish; stuff that is in the way.
I need to get rid of all this clart. (Clearing unwanted items from a table top)
verb
1
To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty.
Chris boiled water in kettles for hours and hours and then towels came down, towels clairted with stuff she didn't dare look at, she washed them quick and hung them to dry.
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a clart of grease
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I’m but a county Surveyor,– not really at m’ best upon the grand and global type of expedition, content here at home, old Geordie a-slog thro’ the clarts […].
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I need to get rid of all this clart. (Clearing unwanted items from a table top)
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Chris boiled water in kettles for hours and hours and then towels came down, towels clairted with stuff she didn't dare look at, she washed them quick and hung them to dry.
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