clatch

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clatch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Clatch \Clatch\, n. [Cf. Scot. clatch a slap, the noise caused
     by the collision of soft bodies; prob. of imitative origin.]
     (Scot. & Dial. Eng.)
     1. A soft or sloppy lump or mass; as, to throw a clatch of
        mud.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod
        way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod woman.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

  Clatch \Clatch\, v. t. & i.
     To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a
     slipshod way. [Scot.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]