clack dish

noun

A dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice.

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nounclack dish (plural clack dishes)

plural clack dishes

  1. historicalA dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice.

    Synonyms: clapdish

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nounA dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice.

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