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
Results 1 - 6 of 6 found about clog dancer: Dancer
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Dancer, definition of term: Dancer
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Taxi Dancer, definition of term: Taxi Dancer
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Belly Dancer, definition of term: Belly Dancer
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