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clapper
[klap-er]
noun
a person who applauds.
the tongue of a bell.
Slang.the tongue.
Usually clappers. two flat sticks held between the fingers and struck rhythmically against each other to produce abrupt, sharp sounds.
Printing.a platen press.
clapper
/ ˈæə /
noun
a person or thing that claps
a contrivance for producing a sound of clapping, as for scaring birds
Also called: tongue.a small piece of metal suspended within a bell that causes it to sound when made to strike against its side
a slang word for tongue
informalto move extremely fast
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
“Maybe you could get a remote or a really passive aggressive clapper.”
When speaking to BBC News NI he brought along a clapper board, dog tag and Ranger Battalion jacket he kept from the set of Saving Private Ryan.
That clapper, William Sherman, a retiree from the Beaverdale neighborhood of Des Moines, was more than happy to share his feeling.
Conservative forces were sufficiently worried about the optics, it appeared, that they were eager to pull in "talented clappers" from outside the community.
The event includes a cedar weaving demonstration, drum song and dance, and craft making traditional clappers.
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