verb
clapperclaw
Clapperclaw (verb) means to attack someone by fighting and scratching them.
verb
1
To attack someone by fighting and scratching them.
"Steady, Birds! present your beaks! in double time, charge and attack, Pounce upon them, smash the potlid, clapperclaw them, tear and hack."
— John Hookham Frere translating Aristophanes, Acharnians (1909)
2
To criticise or scold someone harshly with words.
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What is the meaning of clapperclaw?
"clapperclaw" (verb) means to attack someone by fighting and scratching them.
What is another word for clapperclaw?
Other words for "clapperclaw" include blackguard, shout, abuse.
What are the different meanings of clapperclaw?
"clapperclaw" has 2 main meanings: 1. To attack someone by fighting and scratching them; 2. To criticise or scold someone harshly with words.
