The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clap dish
Clap \Clap\ (kl[a^]p), n.
A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. ``Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room.''
--Swift.-
A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
Horrible claps of thunder.
--Hakewill. -
A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
What, fifty of my followers at a clap!
--Shak. -
A striking of hands to express approbation.
Unextrected claps or hisses.
--Addison. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.-
(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.