ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: perhaps from clapper (I) + claw (v.)
1. now dialect chiefly England : to thrash or abuse clumsily by or as if by striking with the hand and clawing with the nails
2. dialect England : to abuse with scolding : revile