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clap skate

or clapskate, klap skate

noun

  1. a type of speed skate with a blade attached at the heel by a hinge, allowing the full length of the blade to remain on the ice for a longer time and increasing skating speed.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clap skate1

First recorded in 1995–2000; loan translation of Dutch klapschaats; clap 1( def ), skate 1

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