A mutual aid organization, with subscribers entitled to benefit payments in case of an accident or an illness.

(finance) To contribute money jointly with others.

(obsolete) government by violence; lynch law; anarchy

Any rush of the genus Scirpus.

Possessing or characteristic of a clubfoot.

(nautical) A kind of gaff-topsail, used mostly by yachts having a fore-and-aft rig. It has a short "club" or "jack yard" to increase its spread.

plural of club cell

(anatomy, cytology) A dome-shaped cell with short microvilli, found in the bronchioles of the lungs, and capable of secreting glycosaminoglycans, in order to to protect the bronchiole lining.

(UK, historical) A club for working-class people, allowing them to save money towards a goose for Christmas dinner.

A voluntary nonprofit organization whose members engage in charitable work or fundraising.