Clem
to starve.
a male given name, form of Clement.
Historical Examples
Peterkin Mary Louisa Molesworth
Peterkin Mary Louisa Molesworth
The Boss of Little Arcady Harry Leon Wilson
Five Little Peppers at School Margaret Sidney
The Boy With the U.S. Miners Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Five Little Peppers at School Margaret Sidney
Shining Ferry Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Five Little Peppers at School Margaret Sidney
Raggedy Andy Stories Johnny Gruelle
Shining Ferry Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
verb clems, clemming, clemmed, clams, clamming, clammed
(when transitive, usually passive) (English, dialect) to be hungry or cause to be hungry
A small-town resident; rural person, esp one who is easily duped
An inhabitant of the place where the circus is playing (1920s+ Circus)
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