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clutch2

Pronunciation: /klʌtʃ/

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Definition of clutch

noun

a group of eggs fertilized at the same time, laid in a single session and (in birds) incubated together: they lay fewer than ten eggs in a clutch
a brood of chicks: the number of chicks in a clutch varies according to the availability of food and the danger of predators
a small group of people or things:a clutch of brightly painted holiday homes

Origin:

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