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Definition of Clamper
1. n. An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper.
Definition of Clamper
1. Noun. One who, or that which, clamps. ¹
2. Noun. An attachment with sharp metal prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice. ¹
3. Noun. (electronics) A circuit that restricts the amplitude of a waveform. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clamper
1. a device worn on shoes to prevent slipping on ice [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clamper
Literary usage of Clamper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"They bring to Christ's grave, or such a meeting as this, a number of old clamper«,
pat [patched ?] and clouted arguments, and vexes a meeting with what ..."
2. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"To CLAMP, clamper, vn 1. To make a no the shoes in walking, 3. 2. ... Pert To
CLAMP up, clamper, va 1. To patch ; or mend In a clumsy manner, 8. Chron. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are Explained in by John Jamieson (1867)
"To CLAMP up, clamper, ra 1. To patch ; to make or mend in a clumsy manner, 8.
Chron. ... clamper, ». 1. A piece, properly of some metallic substance, ..."
4. Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates by Patrick Manson (1914)
"... of upper clamper Pale yellowish-grey ; thorax dull red-brown (Kur»i>c. ...
of \ upper clamper very long and falci* ' form, ..."
5. Allegations for Marriage Licences Issued by the Bishop of London, 1520 to [1828] by Joseph Lemuel Chester, Church of England Diocese of London (1887)
"Judith clamper, of S' Bride's, sd City, Spr, dau. of [blank] clamper, of same,
Yeoman ; Gen. Lie. ..."
6. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are ...by John Jamieson by John Jamieson (1818)
"To CLAMP UP, clamper, va To patch, to make or mend in a clumsy manner, 8. ...
To CLAMP, clamper, i-.ti. To make a noise with the shoes in walking, ..."
7. Proceedings by Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (1874)
"Clam v. to handle in a slovenly manner clamper *. a difficulty, ex. ... clamper I
never w'ont zine nothing no more Claps r. clasp ..."
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