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Clapper (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Clapper

The tongue of a bell, and figuratively of a man or woman.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Clap on the Shoulder * Clapper Claw

Nearby

Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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About

Francis Grose was independently wealthy, having inherited money from his father, a jeweller. Finding himself overspending, he published a number of books; his Provincial Glossary seems to have been the starting-point for the Vulgar Tongue reproduced here.

Civil Reception
Clack
Clack-loft
Clammed
Clan
Clank
Clank Napper
Clanker
Clap
Clap on the Shoulder
Clapper
Clapper Claw
Clapperdogeon
Claret
Clawed off
Clear
Cleaver
Clean
Clerked
Cleymes
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