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Definition of Clap on
1. Verb. Apply carelessly. "Slap some paint onto the wall"
Definition of Clap on
1. Verb. (nautical transitive) to temporarily add something to an existing part, especially to add an additional sail to take advantage of a fair wind ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clap On
Literary usage of Clap on
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1896)
"... clap on the Same ace1 . . 0-1-0 It. pd C;ipt. Foster for money he laid downe
to ) It. pd ... clap on ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Seek th' auT grey yad, clap on tho pad, She's doun lile wark t' year.' Anderson.
Clart, o. adhesive dirt; anything a dart on his plate.' Clash, c. to abuse; ..."
3. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"29—TO clap on A THROAT AND QUARTER SEIZING. Splice an eye in one end of the
seizing, and take the other end round both parts of the rope that the seizing is ..."
4. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"clap on! The order to lay hold of any rope, in order to haul upon it. ... To clap
a stopper over all, to stop a thing effectually; to clap on the stopper ..."
5. An English and Welsh Dictionary: Wherein, Not Only the Words, But Also, the by John Walters (1828)
"To clap on [apply] a plaister, Rho taflu, If taro) i lawr ; gwasgu i la^ To clap
hands, ... To clap on a piece, Ac. Dodi (goso ar neu wrth. See to Piece. ..."
6. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"... wis well clap\ted, il a été fort applaudi —on l'a beaucoup applaudi. (To put,
thrust.) clap on more sails, pursue, mettez plus rie voile, poursuivez. ..."
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