CLAMPER


Meaning of CLAMPER in English

I. ˈklampər transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: freq. of clamp (II)

now chiefly Scotland : to patch together especially clumsily or hastily

I can clamper up the story — J.G.Lockhart

II. noun

( -s )

now chiefly Scotland : a patched-together argument or charge

his defense was a mere clamper

III. ˈklampə(r), -laam- noun

( -s )

Etymology: clamp (II) + -er

: creeper 5a

IV. noun

( -s )

Etymology: clamp (I) + -er

: a skilled workman who operates a special rotary press that transfers an engraved design from one small steel roller to another in raised form so that it can later be impressed in a large copper roller for printing cloth — called also clammer

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