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clobber
CIDE DICTIONARY
clobber, n.
personal possessions; -- an informal term; as, did you take all your clobber?. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
clobber, n. Brit. sl. clothing or personal belongings.
clobber, v.tr. sl.
1 hit repeatedly; beat up.
2 defeat.
3 criticize severely.
1 hit repeatedly; beat up.
2 defeat.
3 criticize severely.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. unkn.
THESAURUS
clobber
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