Clāp'per1, n.
n. 1. A person who claps, or applauds by clapping. 2. That which strikes, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill-hopper, &c.
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Clapper
Clāp'per2, n.
n. [Fr. clapier, L. Lat. claperia, claperium, claperius, from Fr. se clapir, to squat, from Lat. clepere, to steal, se clepere, to conceal one's self, or from L. Lat. clapa, a contrivance for catching rabbits.] An inclosed place for rabbits to burrow in. “A clapper for conies.” [Obs.] Minsheu.