browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about clapper
clapper |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knacker \Knack"er\, n. 1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc --Mortimer. 2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also {clapper}. --Halliwell. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clapper \Clap"per\, n. [F. clapier.] A rabbit burrow. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clapper \Clap"per\, n. 1. A person who claps. 2. That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc See Illust. of {Bell}. {Clapper rail} (Zo["o]l.), an Americam species of rail ({Rallus scepitans}). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: clapper n 1: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: {tongue}, {lingua}, {glossa}] 2: metal piece that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side [syn: {tongue}]
more about clapper
This work is licensed under a
