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The word is an archaic and rarely used verb meaning to "scold [someone] harshly." For example, "The teacher clapperclawed the students for not paying attention."
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clapperclaw
verb
To fight and scratch.
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As Greek and Trojan nobles "clapperclaw" one another, and as Prince Troilus woos Cressida through the agency of her debauched uncle, Pandarus, then wins and loses her, Thersites wanders on and off the stage like an envenomed tragic chorus.
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