What is a striking of hands to express approbation. Unextrected claps or hisses. Addison called?
clap — A striking of hands to express approbation. Unextrected claps or hisses. Addison. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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