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Definition of Clemmed
1. clem [v] - See also: clem
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clemmed
Literary usage of Clemmed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Four Dialect Words: Clem, Lake, Nesh, and Oss : Their Modern Dialectal Range by Thomas Hallam (1885)
"... meaning are current in East Cheshire and South Lancashire, including Manchester.
The phrases " clemmed [or clammed] to death," and " nearly [or welly] ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1874)
"... meaning are current in East Cheshire and South Lancashire, including Manchester.
The phrases " clemmed [or clammed] to death," and " nearly [or welly] ..."
3. A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect by John Howard Nodal, George Milner (1875)
"There's a brother o' mine lives wi' us ; he'da been 1867. clemmed into th' grave
but for th' relief. ..."
4. Sketches of Lancashire Life and Localities by Edwin Waugh (1857)
"(Striking the table heavily with his fist.) They's never be clemmed at ir ...
as aw ha' si'n folk clemmed i' my time,—never, ..."
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