Clam \Clam\ (cl[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clammed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Clamming}.] [Cf. AS. cl[ae]man to clam, smear; akin
to Icel. kleima to smear, OHG. kleimjan, chleimen, to defile,
or E. clammy.]
To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
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A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot, and there they
cloyed and clammed Themselves till there was no getting
out again. --L'Estrange.
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