What does clapperclaw mean?
Definitions for clapperclaw
clap·per·claw
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word clapperclaw.
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.
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clapperclaw
Clapperclaw is an archaic verb that means to both verbally and physically abuse, claw or scratch someone. It is usually used to describe a harsh exchange of words, a severe reprimand, or sharp criticism from one person to another. Nowadays, it is seldom used in common language.
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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