a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
In fact she made quite a nice little rider — a bit rough, like these Australians always were, but quite secure in her seat and going like the clappers.
A tool consisting of two rectangular pieces of wood joined at one end by a leather hinge There is an aperture in one of the pieces of wood, and this holds the stem of a goblet or wineglass while it is being mad e The clapper is used to squeeze a blob of glass in order to form the foot
The iron bar or striker, usually pivoted in the crown of the bell, which hits the soundbow to ring the bell Usually has an enlarged portion called the ball which actually makes the impact
A tool consisting of two rectangular pieces of wood joined at one end by a leather hinge There is an aperture in one of the pieces of wood and this holds the stem of a goblet or wineglass while it is being made The clapper is used to squeeze a blob of glass in order to form the foot
The metal rod which strikes the soundbow of the bell to make the sound Each time the bell stops moving ready to change direction, the clapper continues to move until it hits the bell