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clack

/klæk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
  2. Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
  3. Chatter; prattle.
  4. The tongue.
  5. To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
  6. To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
  7. To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration.
  8. To cut the sheep's mark off (wool), to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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