On 2/15/05 3:53 PM, in article
, "Ken Fortenberry"
wrote:

Tom Nakashima wrote:
...
I'm assuming it means gathering?

That's right, 'Clave is an abbreviated form of Conclave.

Stems from the Nahuatl "conclavatl" meaning camaraderie, drinking, dunking
and occasional fishing.

Entymologtl R Us,

Bill