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   Clapper (?), 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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   Clapper, n. [F. clapier.] A rabbit burrow. [Obs.]
   
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   Knacker (?), 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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