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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