claucht
[ klawkht, klahkht ]
/ klɔxt, klɑxt /
verb
a simple past tense of cleek.
Words nearby claucht
clastothrix,
clat,
clathrate,
clathrin,
clatter,
claucht,
claude,
claude lorrain,
claudel,
claudette,
claudia
Definition for claucht (2 of 2)
cleek
[ kleek ]
/ klik /
noun
Chiefly Scot.
a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.
Golf Older Use.
a club with an iron head, a narrow face, and little slope, used for shots from a poor lie on the fairway and sometimes for putting.
verb (used with object), claught or cleeked or claucht, cleeked, cleek·ing.
Chiefly Scot.
to grasp or seize (something) suddenly and eagerly; snatch.
Origin of cleek
1350–1400; Middle English (Scots)
cleke hook, derivative of
cleke to take hold of, variant of
cleche, akin to
clutch1
British Dictionary definitions for claucht
cleek
cleik
/ (kliːk) /
noun
mainly Scot
a large hook, such as one used to land fish
golf
a former name for a club, corresponding to the modern No. 1 or No. 2 iron, used for long low shots
Word Origin for cleek
C15: of uncertain origin