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clapper
(klap′ər)
noun
- a person who claps
- the moving part inside a bell, that strikes the side of the bell; tongue
- the tongue of a garrulous person: used facetiously
See clapper in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- One who applauds.
- The tongue of a bell.
- Slang The tongue of a garrulous person.
- clappers Two flat pieces of wood held between the fingers and struck together rhythmically.
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