clapperdudgeons

C3L1A1P3P3E1R1D2U1D2G2E1O1N1S1

A form of clapperdudgeon — A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms.

Scrabble 24
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of clapperdudgeon
Cite this entry
APA

clapperdudgeons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapperdudgeons

MLA

“clapperdudgeons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapperdudgeons. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clapperdudgeons,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapperdudgeons.

Source: clapperdudgeons on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.