Meaning
A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Unknown; perhaps from Middle English clog (“weight attached to the leg of an animal to impede movement”). Perhaps of North Germanic origin and derived from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“lump, mass, clasp”); compare Old Norse klugu, klogo (“knotty tree log”), Dutch klomp.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles: