Anagrams of: CLUTCH_

• informal terms for a meal

• the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade

• a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill

• throw carelessly

• throw away

• pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

• anything that serves as an expedient

• the act of grasping

• a tense critical situation

• a number of birds hatched at the same time

• a collection of things or persons to be handled together

• a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

• a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism

• a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

• take hold of; grab

• hold firmly, usually with one's hands

• affect

• a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals

• small crude shelter used as a dwelling

• toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric

• the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)

• make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens