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

\ " \

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

clamp·er | \ ˈklampə(r), -laam- \

plural -s

Definition of clamper (Entry 3 of 4)

: creeper sense 5a

clamper

\ " \

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.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamper. Accessed 18 January 2020.

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