Clapper Claw (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Clapper Claw

To scold, to abuse, or claw off with the tongue.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Clapper * Clapperdogeon

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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