A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
Ещё 1 The mill-streams that turn the clappers of the world arise in solitary places.
2 The nightwatchman would return and sound the alarm on his clappers .
3 Down below, the pulses would sound like bell clappers on the pod's skin.
4 But the gang of clappers in the foremost rows of the pit applauded furiously.
5 They could be crooked staves or throw-sticks, batons or clappers used in ritual dance.
6 No, I couldn't unhook the clappers ; they were a fixture.
7 They say he goes like the clappers and sticks on.
8 The King Power Stadium erupted, arms raised, clappers clacked.
9 It was only a nightwatchman, somewhere inland, striking his wooden clappers to signal the time.
10 Afar, the watchmen of white men's houses struck wooden clappers and hooted in the darkness.
11 Troupes of wandering musicians played drums, flutes, and clappers .
12 She knelt down, jostling mason jars -they clinked together like bells with their clappers muted.
13 It's Taree and they could go like the clappers .
14 While young dancing girls beat their ivory clappers together, Rahotep passed Henuttawy a meaningful look.
15 One wrote: You're going like the bloody clappers , lad.
16 Before she could stop herself, she murmured, "And they're called ' clappers , ' ain't that right?"
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