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clapstick

noun

Etymology

From clap + stick.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to pierce, prick, be sharp”
  2. inherited from *stikkô✻
  3. inherited from *stikkō✻
  4. inherited from sticca
  5. inherited from stikke
  6. compounded as clapstick — “clap + stick”

Definitions

  1. A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in…

    A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.

  2. A clapperboard.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA