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clapperclaw

NOUN
claw
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fingernail paw tentacle
STRONG
barb fang grapnel grappler hook manus nipper pincer spur talon unguis
WEAK
cant hook nail claw ungula

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An old admiral's story was also due for a clapperclawing.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was evident that Bennett Clark did not enjoy backing Truman so much as he loved clapperclawing Truman's rival�stiff, Roman-nosed Governor Lloyd Crow Stark.

From Time Magazine Archive

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in the one same man! you will readily comprehend what a cat-and-dog couple they made! what strife! what clapperclawing!

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

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