Associations to the word «Clapper»
Noun
Wiktionary
CLAPPER, noun. One who claps.
CLAPPER, noun. An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring.
CLAPPER, noun. A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.
CLAPPER, noun. A clapstick (musical instrument).
CLAPPER, noun. (sewing) A pounding block.
CLAPPER, verb. (transitive) To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.
CLAPPER, noun. (obsolete) A rabbit burrow.
CLAPPER BOARD, noun. (film) Alternative form of clapperboard
CLAPPER TALK, noun. A form of Chinese narrative singing accompanied by a pair of clappers.
Dictionary definition
CLAPPER, noun. Someone who applauds.
CLAPPER, noun. A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
CLAPPER, noun. Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side.
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