CLAPPERCLAW


Meaning of CLAPPERCLAW in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.