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Meaning of CLAPPERCLAW

Pronunciation:  'klapur`klo

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
  2. [v]  claw with the nails
 
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 Synonyms: abuse, blackguard, shout
 
 See Also: assail, assault, attack, claw, curse, lash out, rail, revile, round, slang, snipe, vilify, vituperate

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Clap"per*claw\, v. t. [Clap + claw.]
1. To fight and scratch. --C. Smart.
2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
 

 

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