Talk:clag

I only know it as a verb. Am putting in the verbal sense, and deleting the noun sense, ofor faecal matter pending verification. Andrew massyn 09:43, 5 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I have cited it as far as I can. I only knew it as a noun, but have found a few cites as a verb too.  The glue sense was new to me, and I couldn't find cites, but I seem to remember a discussion that that sense was used in Aus, so maybe someone from there can help (or Ht, who I think added it).  I've never heard it in the faecal sense, and couldn't find cites, so that can stay deleted until someone finds some.  Strangely, all the low cloud, fog or smog cites were from recent flying publications (from US & UK), but I'm sure I heard it used by people in the N England uplands with no obvious flying connections, about 20 yrs ago, so I think it was more widespread, rather than RAF slang as suggested in one of the quotes. --Enginear 11:26, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

190115 In The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, 1911 Edition, the word CLAG has two entries: 1 v.; pret. and pp. clagged, ppr, clagging. [North E. and Sc.: see clog, v.] I. trans. To clog; encumber with something adhesive, as clay. II. intrans. To stcik or adhere. 2 n. [Gael. clag, a bell: see clock2.] A portable bell used by the early Scotch Christians, apparently in the service of the mass, out of the church, and before a dead body when carroed to the grave.