[syn: clapper, tongue]
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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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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clapper \Clap"per\, n. [F. clapier.]
A rabbit burrow. [Obs.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
clapper
n 1: someone who applauds [syn: clapper, applauder]
2: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane
and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua,
glossa, clapper]
3: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by
hitting the side [syn: clapper, tongue]