clapperclaw

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clapperclaw

verb clapperclaws · clapperclawing · clapperclawed · capperclaw

  1. obsolete To fight and scratch. Steady, Birds! present your beaks! in double time, charge and attack, Pounce upon them, smash the potlid, clapperclaw them, tear and hack.
  2. obsolete To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.

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@misc{clapperclaw_2026,
  title = {clapperclaw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clapperclaw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}