Clatch

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

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