C — Clacker to Clap (Part 7 of 7)

2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.

Horrible claps of thunder.
Hakewill.

3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.

What, fifty of my followers at a clap!
Shak.

4. A striking of hands to express approbation.

Unextrected claps or hisses.
Addison.

5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] Chaucer.

6. (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.

Clap dish. See Clack dish, under Clack, n. — Clap net, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap together.

Clap
(Clap) n. [Cf. OF. clapoir.] Gonorrhea.