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. 2012