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clobber

/ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/ verb

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  1. To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
  2. To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.

noun

  1. A beating.
  2. A bash on say the head, typically with a tool or object rather than with fists.

noun

  1. Clothing; clothes.
  2. Equipment.

noun

  1. A paste used by shoemakers to hide the cracks in leather.

Origin

British slang from 1941; possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of detonated bombs in the distance.

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