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CLAPPERCLAW
abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
(verb) use foul or abusive language towards; “The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket”; “The angry mother shouted at the teacher”
clapperclaw
(verb) claw with the nails
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
clapperclaw (third-person singular simple present clapperclaws, present participle clapperclawing, simple past and past participle clapperclawed)
(obsolete) To fight and scratch.
(obsolete) To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.
Source: Wiktionary
Clap"per*claw, v. t. Etym: [Clap + claw.]
1. To fight and scratch. C. Smart.
2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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