clapper-boltn. the bolt by which the clapper is attached to a bell.
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1901 H. E. BulwerGloss. Techn. Terms Bells & Ringing 2 The modern practice is to insert, subsequently to casting, a bolt having a hinge joint, in which the ‘clapper’ is secured. This bolt is called the ‘clapper-bolt’.