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clap skate
or clapskate, klap skate
noun
- 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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