Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clapperclaw"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clapperclaw \Clap"per*claw\, v. t. [Clap + claw.]
1. To fight and scratch. --C. Smart.
2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
clapperclaw
v 1: claw with the nails
2: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused
the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry
mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: {abuse}, {blackguard},
{shout}]
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