Clapperclaw, the verb
Here’s a great old word: clapperclaw. We should all start using it again.
Clapperclaw, vb., trans.: To claw or scratch with the open hand or nails; to beat, thrash, drub.
Clapperclaw, as in: While I chopped the vegetables, my dog clapperclawed my leg to demand a piece of zucchini.
It also means “to revile, abuse”…
Clapperclaw, as in: The citizens, ready to clapperclaw the councilors for their lousy decisions, voted them out at election time.
(Sing it, sister!)
🙂