(now, _, Scotland, northern England) Sticky mud, mire or filth.
(now, _, Scotland, northern England) Sticky mud, mire or filth.
I’m but a county Surveyor,– not really at m’ best upon the grand and global type of expedition, content here at home, old Geordie a-slog thro’ the clarts […].
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(Britain, Northern England, and, Scotland, _, dialect) Sticky and foul; dirty, filthy, muddy.
(Ireland, Scotland) shabby, dirty, greasy.
Clat has two distinct senses in British regional dialect. As a noun it can mean a clod of earth or lump of clay. In another regional sense (particularly in Northern England) it refers to an irksome, tedious task — something that has to be done but is unpleasant. Both senses are dialectal and largely obsolete outside specific localities. The word's rough, abrupt sound mirrors its meaning: something clunky, unpleasant, and heavy.
(Geordie, pejorative) A fool.
a clart of grease
(Geordie, pejorative) A person who is unclean.
I need to get rid of all this clart. (Clearing unwanted items from a table top)