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clap·per·claw

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. clapperclawverb

    claw with the nails

  2. 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

  1. clapperclawverb

    To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Clapperclawverb

    to fight and scratch

  2. Clapperclawverb

    to abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold

  3. Etymology: [Clap + claw.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of clapperclaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of clapperclaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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