clapt

[ klapt ]

verbArchaic.
  1. simple past tense and past participle of clap1.

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How to use clapt in a sentence

  • To the new lover, to the old, to the fresh-wedded, to the long-mated: from one to the other she ran—hand clapt to throbbing heart.

    Rest Harrow | Maurice Hewlett
  • He with a cheerful smile clapt his hand on his breast, and said 'Here it is, and I am going to seal it with my blood?'

    The Town | Leigh Hunt
  • In the melo-drama of Tekeli, that heroic prince is clapt into a barrel on the stage: a new asylum for distressed heroes!

    The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor | Stephen Cullen Carpenter
  • Again he clapt spurs to him, and again the animal jumped, and then stood stock still, so effectually was he fettered.

    The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
  • That settled the question, for we knew the constable had left never a penny in his pocket when he clapt us in the stocks.

    A Set of Rogues | Frank Barrett