jan 1, 1598 - clodge
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A lump of clay according to Wright who noted the use of the word in several southern counties but not in Yorkshire (EDD). 1598 ‘<i>Wm Wreightte</i> to remove <i>clodges</i> and stones lying at the town gate to the detriment of passengers’, Acomb (YRS131/97).
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