The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clatch \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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod
way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod woman.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clatch \Clatch\, v. t. & i.
To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a
slipshod way. [Scot.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]