clappers
noun
- 1
One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
- 2
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.
- 3
A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.
- 4
A clapstick (musical instrument).
- 5
A pounding block.
- 6
The chattering damsel of a mill.
- 7
A slapshot
- 8
The hinged part of a clapperboard, used to synchronise images and soundtrack, or the clapperboard itself.
- 9
A person's tongue, as a source of chatter or nagging.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.
- 2
To make a repetitive clapping sound; to clatter.
- 3
Of birds, to repeatedly strike the mandibles together.
noun
- 1
A rabbit burrow.
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