单词 | clap-stick |
释义 | > as lemmasclap-stick clap-stick n. (a) a watchman's clapper; (b) plural = clapper n.1 3d. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > signalling with other sounding instruments > [noun] > watchman's rattle rapper1810 clap-stick1834 creak1837 1834 R. Southey Doctor II. 152 He was not disturbed..by the watchmen's rappers, or clap-sticks. 1946 Electronic Engin. 18 309 The professional ‘clap-sticks’ should be used to mark the beginning of a ‘take’. < as lemmas |
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