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clapped out

a. (context UK Australian NZ English) exhausted, worn out. alt. (context UK Australian NZ English) exhausted, worn out.

WordNet
clapped out

adj. worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)

Usage examples of "clapped out".

Bethany raised her hands and rapidly clapped out the backbeat of the old Routers' instrumental, 'Let's Go.

Care to place a wager on who owned this Ilendri quarry before it was clapped out?

Funny thing that, the council sell us the Fargo because they think it's clapped out, then they hire it back to do the work it did before they sold it and pay us for the privilege.

Careto place a wager on who owned this Ilendri quarrybefore it was clapped out?

In normal times he'd have said they were clapped out and ready for rest.