"clapperclaw" meaning in All languages combined

See clapperclaw on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: clapperclaws [present, singular, third-person], clapperclawing [participle, present], clapperclawed [participle, past], clapperclawed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} clapperclaw (third-person singular simple present clapperclaws, present participle clapperclawing, simple past and past participle clapperclawed)
  1. (obsolete) To fight and scratch. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-clapperclaw-en-verb-~nTCFP1T
  2. (obsolete) To abuse with words; to revile; to scold. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-clapperclaw-en-verb-z0Go9wYJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: capperclaw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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