clapperclaw

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to work larboard and clapperclaw into my everyday conversation.

Off-Topic Thursday: Eat Your Words Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to work larboard and clapperclaw into my everyday conversation.

Archive 2007-11-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

I see thou hast played me a scurvy trick, thou villainous fellow, cried the angry devil; at last I am fully resolved even to make an end of the business betwixt thee and myself about the ground, and these shall be the terms: we will clapperclaw each other, and whoever of us two shall first cry Hold, shall quit his share of the field, which shall wholly belong to the conqueror.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

I see thou hast played me a scurvy trick, thou villainous fellow, cried the angry devil; at last I am fully resolved even to make an end of the business betwixt thee and myself about the ground, and these shall be the terms: we will clapperclaw each other, and whoever of us two shall first cry Hold, shall quit his share of the field, which shall wholly belong to the conqueror.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

For all these same birds did so peck, clapperclaw, and maul one another all that time, that there was the devil and all to do, and the island was in a fair way of being left without inhabitants.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

For all these same birds did so peck, clapperclaw, and maul one another all that time, that there was the devil and all to do, and the island was in a fair way of being left without inhabitants.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

In this case, Shingle's bit of blood swerves, we may assume--Ratoon rides at him--Shingle fairly turns tail, and starts out at full speed, Ratoon thundering in his rear, with out -- stretched arm; and it does happen, I am assured, that the hot pursuit often continues for a mile, before the desired clapperclaw is obtained.

Tom Cringle's Log Michael Scott 1812

Now these rival rogues will clapperclaw one another, and I shall have the sport of it.

The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 06 John Dryden 1665

I see thou hast played me a scurvy trick, thou villainous fellow, cried the angry devil; at last I am fully resolved even to make an end of the business betwixt thee and myself about the ground, and these shall be the terms: we will clapperclaw each other, and whoever of us two shall first cry Hold, shall quit his share of the field, which shall wholly belong to the conqueror.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518

For all these same birds did so peck, clapperclaw, and maul one another all that time, that there was the devil and all to do, and the island was in a fair way of being left without inhabitants.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518