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Found 2 hits - Term: clog dancer, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
clog \clog\ klo^g, 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.
      1913 webster

            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.
      1913 webster

   2. a weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or
      an animal to hinder motion.
      1913 webster

            as a dog . . . but chance breaks loose,
            and quits his clog.                   --hudibras.
      1913 webster

            a clog of lead was round my feet.     --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            in france the peasantry goes barefoot; and the
            middle sort . . . makes use of wooden clogs.
                                                  --harvey.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
chopine clog almanac runic staff clog dance clog dancer 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
clog dancer
     n : someone who does clog dancing


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Clog >> C Words
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Taxi Dancer >> T Words
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Gandy Dancer >> G Words
Gandy Dancer, definition of term: Gandy Dancer
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Belly Dancer >> B Words
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Ballet Dancer >> B Words
Ballet Dancer, definition of term: Ballet Dancer
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