Meanings
plural clapdishes · alternative clap dish · alternative clap-dish
- A wooden dish, once used by beggars, that had a lid that could be clapped to attract attention
Synonyms: clack dish
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA wooden dish, once used by beggars, that had a lid that could be clapped to attract attention
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clapdish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapdish
“clapdish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapdish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clapdish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapdish.
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