CLUTCH


Meaning of CLUTCH in English

n. 1 a set of eggs for hatching. 2 a brood of chickens.

[ 18th c.: prob. S.Engl. var. of cletch f. cleck to hatch f. ON klekja, assoc. with CLUTCH(1) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.