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clem

1

[ klem ]

verb (used with or without object)

British Dialect.
clemmed, clemming.
  1. to starve.


Clem

2

[ klem ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Clement.

clem

/ ɛ /

verb

  1. dialect.
    when tr, usually passive to be hungry or cause to be hungry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of clem1

1530–40; akin to Middle English forclemmed (past participle) pinched with hunger, Old English beclemman to fetter
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of clem1

C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch, German klemmen to pinch, cramp; compare Old English beclemman to shut in
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Example Sentences

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Though it’s the spine of the show, it’s the most obvious, least interesting aspect, and again, your own age may determine whether you prefer a joke about “geriatric stink” to one about the “ethically made adult sleep sack” Clem wears to a meeting.

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Clem Labine and Roger Craig had the other Dodgers victories.

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Recounting the courtship of two young telegraph operators, Clem and Nathalie, it shows how a bond can be formed with only words exchanged.

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Midway through the novel, Clem shows up at Nathalie’s office unannounced.

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Ultimately, the true Clem emerges, and the couple’s love survives the move from the disembodied wires to everyday life.

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