clamper
Definition of clamper
-ed/-ing/-s
now chiefly Scottish
: to patch together especially clumsily or hastily I can clamper up the story — J. G. Lockhart
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Origin and Etymology of clamper
frequentative of 2clamp
clamper
Definition of clamper
-s
now chiefly Scottish
: a patched-together argument or charge his defense was a mere clamper
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Origin and Etymology of clamper
2clamp + -er
clamper
Definition of clamper
-s
: a skilled worker who operates a special rotary press that transfers an engraved design from one small steel roller to another in raised form so that it can later be impressed in a large copper roller for printing cloth —called also clammer
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Origin and Etymology of clamper
1clamp + -er
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