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clapperdudgeons

clapperdudgeons is the plural of clapperdudgeon.

Meaning of clapperdudgeon

Noun

clapperdudgeon (plural clapperdudgeons)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms.

Questions about clapperdudgeons

What is clapperdudgeons the plural of?
Clapperdudgeons is the plural of clapperdudgeon.

Words near clapperdudgeons in the dictionary

  1. clapperclaw
  2. clapperclawed
  3. clapperclawing
  4. clapperclaws
  5. clapperdudgeon
  6. clapperdudgeons
  7. clappered
  8. clappering
  9. clapperless
  10. clappers
  11. Clapperton

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