·add. ·noun A soft or sloppy lump or mass; as, to throw a clatch of mud.
II. Clatch ·add. ·vt & ·vi To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way.
III. Clatch ·add. ·noun Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod woman.