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ClogClog Clog, n. [OE. clogge clog, Scot. clag, n., a clot, v., to
to obstruct, cover with mud or anything adhesive; prob. of
the same origin as E. clay.]
1. That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an
encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.
All the ancient, honest, juridical principles and
institutions of England are so many clogs to check
and retard the headlong course of violence and
opression. --Burke.
2. A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or
an animal to hinder motion.
As a dog . . . but chance breaks loose, And quits
his clog. --Hudibras.
A clog of lead was round my feet. --Tennyson.
3. A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet,
or to increase the apparent stature, and having,
therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. Chopine.
In France the peasantry goes barefoot; and the
middle sort . . . makes use of wooden clogs.
--Harvey.
Clog almanac, a primitive kind of almanac or calendar,
formerly used in England, made by cutting notches and
figures on the four edges of a clog, or square piece of
wood, brass, or bone; -- called also a Runic staff, from
the Runic characters used in the numerical notation.
Clog dance, a dance performed by a person wearing clogs, or
thick-soled shoes.
Clog dancer. Clog
Clog Clog, v. i.
1. To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with
extraneous matter.
In working through the bone, the teeth of the saw
will begin to clog. --S. Sharp.
2. To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass.
Move it sometimes with a broom, that the seeds clog
not together. --Evelyn.
Meaning of Clog from wikipedia
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Clogs are a type of
footwear made in part or
completely from wood. Used in many
parts of the world,
their forms can vary by culture, but
often remained...
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Clogging, buck dancing, or
flatfoot dancing is a type of folk
dance practiced in the
United States, in
which the dancer's
footwear is used percussively...
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clog,
clogs,
clogged, or
clogging in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
clog is a shoe with a rigid,
often wooden, sole.
Clog may also
refer to:
Clog...
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Clog dancing is a form of step
dance characterised by the
wearing of inflexible,
wooden soled clogs.
Clog dancing developed into
differing intricate forms...
- A
British clog is a wooden-soled
clog from
Great Britain. The
uppers are
typically leather, and many
variations exist in
style and fastening.
There are...
- following:
Clog dancing, a
Welsh and
Northern English step
dance danced in
clogs.
Welsh clog dancing, a
style of
clog dancing unique to Wales.
Clogging, an American...
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Troentorp Clogs are
wooden clogs handcrafted in Troentorp, Sweden, a
small village approximately three kilometers from Båstad, Skåne in
southern Sweden...
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Clog Dance may
refer to:
Clogging,
traditional European folk
dance Clog Dance (song),
first single released by
Violinski Clog Dance: The Very Best of...
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pastime among Cornish miners as a
subset of
Cornish wrestling.
Known as
clog fighting or 'purring' in the mill
towns of Lancashire, it was a combative...
- The Tree of
Wooden Clogs (Italian: L'Albero
degli zoccoli) is a 1978
Italian film
written and
directed by
Ermanno Olmi. The film
concerns Lombard peasant...
