See Also: cloam(dictionary)

cloam (iou)



cloam noun & adjective. obsolete exc. SW dial.
[Old English clam = Middle Dutch cleem potter's clay, from West Germanic deriv. of Germanic base repr. also by CLAY noun, CLEAM, CLEAVE verb2, CLIMB verb.]
A. noun. Orig. gen., mud, clay. Later spec., earthenware, potter's clay. OE.
b. adjective. Earthenware. OE.