clamper
transitive verb
clamp·er
| \ ˈklampər \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of clamper
(Entry 1 of 4)
now chiefly Scottish
: to patch together especially clumsily or hastily
I can clamper up the story— J. G. Lockhart
clamper
noun (1)
\ " \
plural -s
Definition of clamper (Entry 2 of 4)
now chiefly Scottish
: a patched-together argument or charge
his defense was a mere clamper
clamper
noun (2)
clamp·er
| \ ˈklampə(r), -laam- \
plural -s
Definition of clamper (Entry 3 of 4)
clamper
noun (3)
\ " \
plural -s
Definition of clamper (Entry 4 of 4)
: 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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“Clamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamper. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.
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