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clapper

[klap-er] / ˈklæp ər /




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Several men held clapper sticks made of elderberry wood and began tapping a rhythm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023

More steel tubes branch out from the top of the rods in an interlinked canopy that is hung with dozens of differently shaped and patterned ceramic bells, each with a copper clapper.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021

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

I try to soak in the happy sounds of her voice, the ecstatic clacking of her clapper.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen




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