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| clutch [ kluch ] (plural clutch·es) |
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1. group of eggs laid together: the number of eggs laid by a bird at one time
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2. group of chickens hatched together: all the chickens hatched together from one clutch of eggs
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3. group of similar things: a number of similar people or things
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informal
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| [Early 18th century. Probably variant of dialectal cletch< cleck "hatch" < Old Norse klekja] |
