CLAPE
Clape, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bird; the flicker.
CLAPPER
Clap"per, n.
1. A person who claps.
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. Clapper rail (Zoöl.), an Americam species of rail (Rallus scepitans).
CLAPPER
Clap"per, n. Etym: [F. clapier.]
Defn: A rabbit burrow. [Obs.]
CLAPPERCLAW
Clap"per*claw, v. t. Etym: [Clap + claw.]
1. To fight and scratch. C. Smart.
2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.