clapperclaw

2 definitions found

clapperclaw - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

clapperclaw - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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" [syn: abuse, clapperclaw,
         blackguard, shout]