clap net

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. "Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room." --Swift. [1913 Webster]

2.A burst of sound; a sudden explosion. [1913 Webster]

Horrible claps of thunder.— Hakewill.[1913 Webster]

3.A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow. [1913 Webster]

What, fifty of my followers at a clap!— Shak.[1913 Webster]

4.A striking of hands to express approbation. [1913 Webster]

Unextrected claps or hisses.— Addison.[1913 Webster]

5.Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

6.(Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk. [1913 Webster]

Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n.

Clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together. [1913 Webster]