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)]
CLUTCH
Meaning of CLUTCH in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012