2. Adjective. prone to cluck. ¹
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Definition of Clucky
1. broody [adj CLUCKIER, CLUCKIEST] - See also: broody
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clucky
Literary usage of Clucky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland by William Dickinson (1880)
"... are little winding-sheets Which do consign and send them unto death. HERBERT,
Church Mortification. Cluck, to crouch ; stoop. E. g. " clucky down. ..."
2. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"Clubbish, adj. rough; brutal. Cluck, i>. to bend down ; to squat. " clucky down
behind the hedge." "The hen has got the cluck" (wants to sit). ..."
3. Kindergarten Review (1902)
""Click-a-clucky I" said Mother Henny-penny, "so here you are at last. What, are
there no more than four of you ? Well, well, I am glad you are come! ..."
4. Adventure Guide to New Zealand by Bette Flagler (2005)
"They have short, stocky legs and move around in a rather clucky manner. The kakapo
is the largest parrot in the world and is near extinction. ..."
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