What does clapperclaw mean?
Definitions for clapperclaw
clap·per·claw
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Princeton's WordNet
clapperclawverb
claw with the nails
abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shoutverb
use foul or abusive language towards
"The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
Wiktionary
clapperclawverb
To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Clapperclawverb
To tongue-beat; to scold.
Etymology: from clap and claw.
Now they are clapperclawing one another, I’ll go look on. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.
They’ve always been at daggers-drawing,
And one another clapperclawing. Hudibras, part ii. canto 2.
Webster Dictionary
Clapperclawverb
to fight and scratch
Clapperclawverb
to abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold
Etymology: [Clap + claw.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of clapperclaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of clapperclaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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