clapper
Example Sentences
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He measured mileage by attaching a rod inside a wagon wheel — based on the circumference of the wheel, a clapper would sound at each mile and that’s where a marker would go.
From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2020
Julia: The clapper, most ingeniously used to turn on and off a Christmas tree.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2019
Every time the clapper board goes Mrs. Wilson, it's like, oh God, we're actually doing this.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2019
Roeg did his National Service after World War Two before getting a job making tea and operating the clapper board at Marylebone Studios, where he worked on a number of minor films.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2018
Careful not to ring it, I wrapped the old sheet around and around the clapper till it was stuffed tight within the bell.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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