CLAPPERCLAW


Meaning of CLAPPERCLAW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkla-pər-ˌklȯ ]

transitive verb

Etymology: perhaps from clapper + claw (v.)

Date: 1590

1. dialect England : to claw with the nails

2. dialect England : scold , revile

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.