i Register
In some senses, clapper is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
clapper
/ˈklæpɚ/
noun 6verb 3name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
great
VERB + CLAPPER
set, use
CLAPPER + NOUN
dexterity, dog
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
2
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.
3
A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.
"Sir, sir! folks' tongues go like the clappers in the fields to drive away the blackbirds. A very little wind makes 'em rattle wonderfully."
4
A clapstick (musical instrument).
5
A pounding block.
verb
1
To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.
It is still necessary to warn clergymen against allowing the lazy and pernicious practice of 'clappering,' i.e. tying the bell-rope to the clapper, and pulling it instead of the bell.
2
To make a repetitive clapping sound; to clatter.
3
Of birds, to repeatedly strike the mandibles together.
noun
1
A rabbit burrow.
Poore cunnie so bagged, Is soone overlagged Plash burrow, set clapper, For dog is a snapper
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
401
"Sir, sir! folks' tongues go like the clappers in the fields to drive away the blackbirds. A very little wind makes 'em rattle wonderfully."
Wiktionary02
Emilia 'tis true could use her clapper with great Dexterity, but he had the same advantages against her, which this had against him; Olimpia 's Tongue was also well hung but she ever had reason on her
Wiktionary03
It is still necessary to warn clergymen against allowing the lazy and pernicious practice of 'clappering,' i.e. tying the bell-rope to the clapper, and pulling it instead of the bell.
Wiktionary04
Poore cunnie so bagged, Is soone overlagged Plash burrow, set clapper, For dog is a snapper
WiktionaryUsage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars