\Clatch\, n. [Cf. Scot. clatch a slap, the noise caused
by the collision of soft bodies; prob. of imitative origin.]
(Scot. & Dial. Eng.)
1. A soft or sloppy lump or mass; as, to throw a clatch of
   mud.
2. Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod
   way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod woman.

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