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clapper
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Knacker \Knack"er\, n.
1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. --Mortimer.
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2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely
between the fingers, and struck together by moving the
hand; -- called also clapper. --Halliwell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clapper \Clap"per\, n.
1. A person who claps.
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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.
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Clapper rail (Zool.), an Americam species of rail ({Rallus
scepitans}).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clapper \Clap"per\, n. [F. clapier.] A rabbit burrow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
