clapperclaw

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

clapperclaw
    v 1: claw with the nails
    2: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the
       policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother
       shouted at the teacher" [syn: {abuse}, {clapperclaw},
       {blackguard}, {shout}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Clapperclaw \Clap"per*claw\ (kl[a^]p"p[~e]r*kl[add]), v. t.
   [Clap + claw.]
   1. To fight and scratch. --C. Smart.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.
      [1913 Webster]

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