CLAM (2)

Clam (clăm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clammed (klămd); p. pr. & vb. n. Clamming.] [[Cf. AS. clæman to clam, smear; akin to Icel. kleima to smear, OHG. kleimjan, chleimen, to defile, or E. clammy.]] To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter. A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot, and there they cloyed and clammed Themselves till there was no getting out again. L'Estrange.