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Webster 1913 Edition
Clapper
Clap′per
,Noun.
1.
A person who claps.
2.
That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of
Bell
. Clapper rail
(Zool.)
, an Americam species of rail (
Rallus scepitans
).Clap′per
,Noun.
[F.
clapier
.] A rabbit burrow.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Clapper
CLAPPER
,Noun.
1.
A person who claps, or applauds by clapping.2.
That which strikes, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill-hopper.