clart

klɑːt

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#1·4h ago

(now, _, Scotland, northern England) Sticky mud, mire or filth.

I’m but a county Surveyor,– not really at m’ best upon the grand and global type of expedition, content here at home, old Geordie a-slog thro’ the clarts […].

Origin: From , found in the verb to cover or smear with dirt. Cognate with , clairt, . Further origin uncertain. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

(Geordie, pejorative) A person who is unclean.

I need to get rid of all this clart. (Clearing unwanted items from a table top)

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#3·4h ago

(Geordie, pejorative) A fool.

a clart of grease

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