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clamper

transitive verb clamp·er \ ˈklampər \

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

2

clamper

noun \ " \

Definition of clamper

plural -s

now chiefly Scottish

: a patched-together argument or charge

his defense was a mere clamper

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clamper

noun clamp·er \ ˈklampə(r) , -laam- \

Definition of clamper

plural -s

: creeper 5a

Origin and Etymology of clamper

²clamp + -er

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clamper

noun \ " \

Definition of clamper

plural -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

Origin and Etymology of clamper

¹clamp + -er

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