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Meaning
Noun
●
One who
claps
; a person who
applauds
by
clapping
the hands.
●
An
object
so
suspended
inside a
bell
that it may
hit
the
bell
and cause it to
ring
; a
clanger
or tongue.
●
A
wooden
mechanical
device
used as a
scarecrow
; bird-scaring
rattle
, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.
●
A
clapstick
(musical instrument).
●
In Sewing:
A
pounding
block.
●
The
chattering damsel
of a mill.
●
In Ice hockey:
A slapshot
●
In Cinematography:
The
hinged
part of a
clapperboard
, used to
synchronise
images
and
soundtrack
, or the
clapperboard
itself.
●
A person's tongue.
●
A
rabbit
burrow.
Verb
●
To
ring a bell
by
pulling
a
rope
attached
to the clapper.
●
To make a
repetitive
clapping
sound
; to clatter.
●
Of
birds
, to
repeatedly
strike
the
mandibles
together.
Name
●
A surname.
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Origin
clapper
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
clap
English
clæppan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
clapier
French
Sourced from
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Rhymes
Rapper
Zapper
Sapper
Dapper
Plapper
Wrapper
Trapper
Clapper
Flapper
Strapper
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