Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To hit
To encumber · To stick, like boots in mud
A glue or paste made from starch. · Low cloud, fog or smog. · Unburned carbon (smoke) from a steam or diesel locomotive, or multiple unit. · Bits of rubber which are shed from tires during a race and collect off the racing line, especially on the outside of corners (cf. marbles).
From Middle English claggen, probably of Scandinavian origin. Compare Swedish klägg and Old English clǣġ.
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