'Clapperclaw' definitions:
Definition of 'clapperclaw'
(from WordNet)
verb
Claw with the nails
verb
Use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout]
Definition of 'Clapperclaw'
From: GCIDE
- Clapperclaw \Clap"per*claw\ (kl[a^]p"p[~e]r*kl[add]), v. t. [Clap + claw.]
- 1. To fight and scratch. --C. Smart. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold. [1913 Webster]