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Verb: clapperclaw  'kla-pur`klo
Usage: archaic
  1. Claw with the nails
     
  2. Use foul or abusive language towards
    "The actress clapperclawed the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"
    - abuse, blackguard, shout

Derived forms: clapperclaws, clapperclawing, clapperclawed

Type of: assail, assault, attack, claw, lash out, round, snipe

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