10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAGGY»
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claggy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
claggy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English
claggy throw them into the sally rod cisean in clouds of steam: I can still smell the
suds and wet rods today." 'Cisean eisc', a fish basket. See CIS. ciseanan /'kisano:
n/ «., (wicker) basket; fig. a large stomach < Ir. 'Look at the ciseanan on her' ...
Terence Patrick Dolan, 2006
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The English dialect dictionary
Hence (I) CIag-Candy, sb. candy, so called on account of its sticky or claggy
nature; used of anythinng _ sweet ; also in adj. form; (2) Clagged,ppl. ad). ad
henn l1 epaper against a wall; (3) Clagger, sb. (a)_a palpable it, as with a soft
missile ...
iWilliam Safire in New York Times 2 September 2007 In November 2008,
contributions to the Times letter pages welcomed the use of claggy in a cookery
column, claiming it variously as Lincolnshire and Northumberland usage. As one
...
4
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... propriety con haziness, imprecision, indefiniteness, unclearness, vagueness;
inexactness, laxity, looseness, sloppiness, slovenliness ant obscurity clarty adj 1
syn MUDDY 1, bemired, ||claggy, miry, oozy 2 syn STICKY 1, adhesive, ||claggy,
...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
5
From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of ...
Hence clarty, clearty adj Of soil: miry, sticking to the plow, [origin unknown; OED
clart vb 'to smear or daub with dirt, bedirty' 1 3th century->, n a 'sticky or claggy
dirt' Scottish and northern dialect; clart n 'sticky or claggy dirt, mud, filth; a daub of
...
6
An Evacuee's Story a North Yorkshire Family in Wartime
We kept stopping to lark about or to investigate things of interest and getting
annoyed Jimmy shouted, “I'll thump yer John if you don't stop chucking them
Claggy Jacks on me back.” Claggy Jacks (Galium, also known as cleavers or
Goose ...
7
Passionate Intelligence: The Poetry of Geoffrey Hill
But who would credit that, that one talent dug from the claggy Beauce and
returned to it with love, honour, suchlike bitter fruit? In referring to P6guy as a '
talent' dug out of the claggy Beauce, and to how after lying dead on a field of the
Marne ...
8
Maggie: An English / Australian Family Saga
A word from the past came to mind to describe Catherine's hair... claggy. . .yes,
claggy, that's how it looks. 'My God! Catherine. Did you fall in the river?' Catherine
was distraught, which made it difficult for her to speak for a moment. Maggie rose
...
Sheila Hawkins, Peter W Whitewood, 2013
9
Survey English Dialects
... beggar's-lice, billy-buttons, bunks, burdock, burr(s), carky mawkins, claden,
claggy-buttons, claggy-jack, cleavers, clide, cliden, clider(s), clite(s), cliver(s),
clives, cly, cockle-buttons, cockles, cogwheels, creeping-jinny, crotch-joy, crotch-
weed, ...
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Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
... beggar's-lice, billy-buttons, bunks, burdock, burr(s), carky mawkins, claden,
claggy-buttons, claggy-jack, cleavers, elide, cliden, clider(s), clite(s), cliver(s),
clives, cly, cockle-buttons, cockles, cogwheels, creeping-jinny, crotch-joy, crotch-
weed, ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAGGY»
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claggy is used in the context of the following news items.
Keeping the hangi fires burning
On a hump of earth above a stream that looked like a place eels would like to call home, the pit was dug in the claggy clay and the fire was set ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Lionel Richie at Glastonbury 2015 review – funky afternoon party …
While Dolly Parton's heritage slot at 2014's festival brought rhinestone-encrusted majesty and kitsch country to a claggy Somerset field, Richie, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Glastonbury 2015: Sunday daytime as it happened – Lionel Richie …
While Dolly Parton's heritage slot at 2014's festival brought rhinestone encrusted majesty and kitsch country to a claggy Somerset field, Richie, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Blood Cells review – evocative story of everyday life and …
A wintry study in desolate rainy greys and claggy duns, this evocative feature debut for writer-directors Joseph Bull and Luke Seomore tracks ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
La Gatta Pizzeria, restaurant review: 'This Neapolitan joint has just …
It makes the calzone a kind of fried pizza sandwich, lightly browned on the outside, crisp rather than claggy. Very Neopolitan. It's not dirt cheap, ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
How US Open round two unfolded
Patrick Reed has no cut pressures at the moment but he is playing to the seventh green out of the claggy rough to the left of the fairway. He can't hold the green ... «BBC Sport, Jun 15»
How salad became the star: Chefs are taking cold food to …
... you'll find broccoli, kale and quinoa, and adzuki and edamame beans next to pesto, spinach and pine nut salad – a long way from the claggy ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
How to scramble: the Llech Ddu Spur
It isn't just the start that can be a 'mare to find in claggy conditions - the descent from the summit of Carnedd Dafydd is also a navigational poser ... «British Mountaineering Council, Jun 15»
The Tavern, restaurant review: Dishes aplenty, but this is no identikit …
It comes with a gaggy, claggy thick layer of jam in the middle that negates the other flavours. This PB doesn't need any J. The owners of The ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
Could this be the perfect scones recipe?
At first it seems good – your imagination and optimism helps – but as a bit of claggy dough sticks to the roof of your mouth you secretly admit ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
