Clatch /(?)/

Clatch

n.
  1. A soft or sloppy lump or mass; as, to throw a clatch of mud. (Scot. & Dial. Eng.)
  2. Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod woman.

Clatch

v. t. & i.
  1. To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a slipshod way. [Scot.]