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English Dictionary: clapperclaw by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clapperclaw
v
  1. claw with the nails
  2. use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
    Synonym(s): abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clapperclaw \Clap"per*claw\, v. t. [Clap + claw.]
      1. To fight and scratch. --C. Smart.
  
      2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
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