Re: One clump on the head
I don't see why a clump on the head would cure him: a 'clump' is a blow or stroke - they hit him.
I think the point may be that what he needed was not more pills but 'a dose of reality' :-)
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Re: One clump on the head
I can't find a dictionary definition showing "clump" as a noun meaning a blow or stroke or hit and I've never heard it used that way.
A thump on the head, yes.
A clout round the head, yes.
Littlerene24, what book were you reading? And can you give us the actual sentence/paragraph which includes the patient being given "clumps on the head"?