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Definition of Clap up
1. Verb. Make hastily and carelessly.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clap Up
Literary usage of Clap up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"to clap up a marriage, to close or conclude it quickly, suddenly. Sw. Klap-pa;
Dan.-p»; D.-pen; Get. ..."
2. An English and Welsh Dictionary: Wherein, Not Only the Words, But Also, the by John Walters (1828)
"To clap on a piece, Ac. Dodi (goso ar neu wrth. See to Piece. To clap up in prison,
... To clap up ..."
3. Dictionnaire anglais-franca̧is: et français-anglais by Abel Boyer, Nicholas Salmon (1821)
"To clap upan agreement,* faire une cote mal taillée. To clap up a bargain ...
To clap up one in prison, emprisonner quelqu'un , le mettre en ..."
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