An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To CLAP the HEAD, To commend; conveying the idea of flattery, S.
Ramsay.

CLAP, s. A stroke; Dedis clap, the stroke of death.
Douglas.

Belg. klap, a slap, a box on the ear.

CLAP, s. A moment; in a clap, instantaneously.
Baillie.

The idea is, a clap of the hand; for handclap is used, S. B.

CLAP of the hass, the vulgar designation for the uvula, S.; synon. [pap of the hass].

CLAP, s. A flat instrument of iron, resembling a box, with a tongue and handle, used for making proclamations through a town, instead of a drum or hand-bell, S.
Chron. S. Poet.

Teut. klepp-en, pulsare, sonare; Belg. klep, a clapper.

Clapman, s. A public crier, S.

Belg. klapperman, a watchman with a clapper.