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clemmy

clemmy noun: a stone (rock), particularly one that is thrown.

Noun

clemmy (plural clemmies or clemmy)

  1. (Geordie, Northumbria, Teesside, plural "clemmies") A stone (rock), particularly one that is thrown.
    • The column, as the admirable Margery points out, is in no position to cast the first clemmy.2001 May 23, John Biggs, “Losing faith, hope and charity”, in Northern Echo
    • The nets are held down by what in those parts are known as clemmies, the dressing room's in a broken windowed community centre a quarter of a mile away, the game's watched by half a dozen Januses with an eye on the adjoining pitch.2004 November 30, “Davey Jones's soccer”, in Northern Echo
  2. (Geordie, Northumbria, Teesside, plural "clemmy") One stone (unit of mass)

Proper noun capitalized: Clemmy

Clemmy

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Clementine.

Forms of clemmy

pluralclemmies
pluralclemmy

Origin of clemmy

From clem + -y, originally from Old English clām (“paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice”).

From Clementine + -y.

Questions about clemmy

What does clemmy mean?
Clemmy means a stone (rock), particularly one that is thrown.
What part of speech is clemmy?
Clemmy can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of clemmy?
The plural of clemmy is clemmies.

Words near clemmy in the dictionary

  1. Clemmie
  2. clemmies
  3. clemming
  4. Clemmons
  5. Clemmonses
  6. clemmy
  7. Clemons
  8. clems
  9. Clemson
  10. Clemsoned
  11. Clemsoning

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