Clydesdale

1. The valley of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS91).
2. A former district of Strathclyde, Scotland, renamed from Lanark in 1980, and abolished in 1996 along with the region.
3. A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. A town in Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
5. A locality in the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
6. A rural locality in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.

plural Clydesdales

1. A particularly large and powerful breed of draught horse; an individual of this breed.

   Their great grandfather kept several Clydesdales for the heavier work.

   1 more example

   The Clydesdale was developed in the seventeenth century in the Scottish region whence its name.

2. USA heavier than usual athlete (Over 200 lbs for men, over 145 lbs for women)
3. derogatoryslangA very morbidly obese person.

   Synonyms: All are derogatory unless otherwise labeled, butterball, chod, chodder, chubbs, chubster, chunker, chunky monkey