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.

plural of goose club

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