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clapperclaw definition

clapper·claw (-klô′)

transitive verb

  1. to claw or scratch with the hand and nails
  2. to revile or scold

Etymology: prob. < clapper + claw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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