: shaped like a club
clubbed antennae

Examples of clubbed in a Sentence

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Parsons secured the loose ball with his non-clubbed right hand. Dallas News, 29 Dec. 2022 Super senior Jordan Happle started at boundary safety last week and had a season-high five tackles and interception despite playing with a clubbed right hand. James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2021 Yet on November 8, 1970, Dempsey kicked a 63-yard field goal—setting an NFL record that endured for 43 years—not in spite of his clubbed foot, but rather because of it. SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clubbed was in the 14th century

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“Clubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clubbed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

clubbed

adjective
1
: having a bulbous enlargement of the tip with convex overhanging nail
a clubbed finger
2
: affected with clubfoot

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