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clawback

clawback is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 24 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.A flatterer or sycophant. [Obs.] "Take heed of these clawbacks." Latimer.
  2. 2.Flattering; sycophantic. [Obs.] Like a clawback parasite. Bp. Hall.
  3. 3.To flatter. [Obs.] Warner.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).

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  • Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
  • Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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