clapper
Use Clapper in a sentence
ər 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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| —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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Example sentences
The slightly larger king rail has a more brownish appearance than the grayish clapper rail.
Often the singer keeps time with a pair of tiny bells and a small clapper in his hand.
Clapper to hinge arm connection shall be such that the unit cannot be unscrewed by fluid flow.
The first stroke of the clapper against its brazen wall shook the wood-work on which he was standing.
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