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Re: Old local expressions
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Originally Posted by garinda
Though we'd pronounce it clammed, not clemmed.
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clem or clam (klɛm)  — vBulletin , clems , clemming , clemmed , clams , clamming , clammed
dialect ( English )
( when tr, usually passive ) to be hungry or cause to be hungry [C16: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch, German klemmen to pinch, cramp; compare Old English beclemman to shut in]
Clam | Define Clam at Dictionary.com
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