n. [ Cf. LG. & D. klamp, Dan. klampe, also D. klampen to fasten, clasp. Cf. Clamber, Cramp. ]
Clamp nails,
v. t.
n. [ Prob. an imitative word. Cf. Clank. ] A heavy footstep; a tramp. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump. [ 1913 Webster ]
The policeman with clamping feet. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. sudden restriction on an activity. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper. Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a shining forth, fr. &unr_; to shine forth; &unr_; out + &unr_; to shine. ] (Med.) A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The term is generally restricted to a convulsive affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and to infantile convulsions. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. (Med.) Same as Eclampsia. [ 1913 Webster ]