"clack dish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clack dishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clack dish (plural clack dishes)
  1. (historical) A dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice. Tags: historical Synonyms: clapdish, vulva
    Sense id: en-clack_dish-en-noun-tD6aUI8p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (obsolete) Vagina or vulva. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (vagina or vulva): vagina
    Sense id: en-clack_dish-en-noun-NAcX7a0u Disambiguation of 'vagina or vulva': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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