n. [ Cf. Scot. clatch a slap, the noise caused by the collision of soft bodies; prob. of imitative origin. ] (Scot. & Dial. Eng.) 1. A soft or sloppy lump or mass; as, to throw a clatch of mud. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod woman. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. & i. To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way. [ Scot. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]