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A clapdish was a wooden dish with a lid, carried by beggars and lepers, which they clapped to announce their approach.
Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman
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= That ... clapdish: = That keeps regal state, though sprung from beggary.
Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman
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