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noun
1.
a person who applauds.
2.
the tongue of a bell.
3.
Slang. the tongue.
4.
Usually, clappers. two flat sticks held between the fingers and struck rhythmically against each other to produce abrupt, sharp sounds.
5.
Printing. a platen press.
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| clapper (ˈklæpə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that claps |
| 2. | a contrivance for producing a sound of clapping, as for scaring birds |
| 3. | Also called: tongue a small piece of metal suspended within a bell that causes it to sound when made to strike against its side |
| 4. | a slang word for tongue |
| 5. | informal (Brit) go like the clappers, run like the clappers, move like the clappers to move extremely fast |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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clapper
musicalmusical instrument consisting of pieces of wood, bone, metal, or other sonorous substance either held in both hands or, fastened together, held in one hand, sometimes with a handle, and struck against each other. Clappers have been played throughout the world since ancient times, often with a ritual, warning, work-coordinating, or signaling function, rather than a musical one.
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