Meaning
A lump of something, especially earth or clay.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English clod, a late by-form of clot, from Old English clot, from Proto-West Germanic *klott (“mass, ball, clump”). Compare clot and cloud; cognate to kloot (“clod”). Alternatively, Middle English clod may derive from Old English *clod (found in Old English clodhamer (“a kind of thrush”) and Clodhangra (a placename)), from Proto-West Germanic *kloddō (“lump, clod”), from *gel- (“to ball up, become lumpy”), related to West Frisian klodde (“clod, lump”), Dutch klodde (“lump, blob”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 15 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-16CBDELOU
- 2026-05-31CDLHGIO
- 2026-05-17LACDORT
- 2026-03-31LCDIOUY
- 2025-07-26LCOEDNW
- 2025-06-12DOCNIGL
- 2025-03-27CDPUOEL
- 2025-01-07CWLEKOD
- 2024-09-10CDTLIOY
- 2024-05-01CDOLENU
- 2023-09-26COALBDE
- 2023-07-13LCOHIGD
+3 earlier appearances in the archive.