clapper

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A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring
{n} one who claps, the tongue of a bell
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That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc
Also called the clapstick, the two sticks on the slate hit together to link the picture and the sound
A rabbit burrow
someone who applauds
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
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
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side someone who applauds
A striking agent suspended inside a bell, consisting of a shaft with a solid metal sphere at the end
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
A person who claps
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
{i} tongue of a bell; one that claps or applauds
clapper talk
A form of Chinese narrative singing accompanied by a pair of clappers
clapper rail
A North American bird (Rallus longirostris) of coastal marshes, characterized by a henlike appearance, brownish plumage, long bill, and clattering cry
clappers
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
clappers
plural of clapper
clapper
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