clappers Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
   bones; finger cymbals; castanets.
   
2. noun someone who applauds
   clapper; applauder.
   
3. noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
   clapper; tongue; lingua; glossa.
   
4. noun metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
   clapper; tongue.
   

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