clack : Idioms & Phrases
Clack box
(Mach.) , the box or chamber in which a clack valve works.
Webster 1913
Clack dish
- a dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice.
Webster 1913
Clack door
(Mining) , removable cover of the opening through which access is had to a pump valve.
Webster 1913
Clack valve
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noun a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
clapper valve; clack.
WordNet
(Mach.) , a valve; esp. one hinged at one edge, which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking sound.
Webster 1913
click-clack
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noun a succession of clicks
WordNet
clickety-clack
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noun a fast and rhythmic click-clack
clickety-click.
- the clickety-clack of the typewriters
WordNet
To clack wool
- to cut off the sheep's mark, in order to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty . Eng.
