CLAMPER
Etymology
Noun
clamper (plural clampers)
One who, or that which, clamps.
An attachment with sharp metal prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice.
(electronics) A circuit that restricts the amplitude of a waveform.
Synonyms
• (attachment to boot or shoe): crampon, creeper
Verb
clamper (third-person singular simple present clampers, present participle clampering, simple past and past participle clampered)
To crimp.
(obsolete) To join in an unsystematic or haphazard fashion.
To move in a noisy and clumsy manner.
To complain in an irritating manner.
Anagrams
• reclamp
Source: Wiktionary
Clamp"er, n.
Definition: An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot or
shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper. Kane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition