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What is the difference between claggy and dunch?

claggy | dunch |

As a adjective claggy

is (of a roof in a mine to which coal clings) adhesive.

As a verb dunch is

(geordie) to knock against; to hit, punch.

As a noun dunch is

(golf) a fat hit from a claggy lie or dunch can be a small meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 pm), usually including tea or coffee with cookies, sometimes fruits, a salad or a light sandwich.

claggy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Sticky or tacky.
  • Adhesive, having coal clinging to it.

    • References

    *

    dunch

    English

    Etymology 1

    Origin unknown.

    Alternative forms

    * dunsh (Geordie)

    Verb

  • (Geordie) To knock against; to hit, punch
  • (Geordie) To crash into, to bump into.
  • (British) To jog, especially with the elbow.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (golf) A fat hit from a claggy lie.
    • References
    * * * * * Golfing dictionary, accessed on 2005-06-01

    Etymology 2

    A blend of (lunch) and (dinner) (probably in imitation of (brunch)).

    Noun

    (-)
  • A small meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually including tea or coffee with cookies, sometimes fruits, a salad or a light sandwich.
  • :* "For tomorrow, I have already scheduled lunch and dinner with my colleagues. Let's have a dunch together."
    • See also
    * food ----