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clutch2

Syllabification: (clutch)

Pronunciation: /kləCH/

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Definition of clutch

noun

a group of eggs fertilized at the same time, typically laid in a single session and (in birds) incubated together.
a brood of chicks.
a small group of people or things:a clutch of young girls on roller skates

Origin:

early 18th century: probably a southern variant of northern English dialect cletch, related to Middle English cleck 'to hatch', from Old Norse klekja