klap

/ klʌp /

verb

Origin of klap¹

from Afrikaans

Afterclap, aft′ėr-klap, n. an unexpected event happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.

"Alki mika mamook pire, pe nesika klatawah copa klap tsuk; now light thou a fire, and we will go find water," said Loolowcan.

At this trial, Klap-ke-lachi Jim testified positively against two of them and implicated two others.

Clap, klap, n. the noise made by the sudden striking together of two things, as the hands: a burst of sound: a slap.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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