The difference between Clapper and Musicstick
When used as nouns, clapper means one who claps, whereas musicstick means a kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in aboriginal voice chants.
Clapper is also verb with the meaning: to ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.
check bellow for the other definitions of Clapper and Musicstick
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Clapper as a noun:
One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
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Clapper as a noun:
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.
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Clapper as a noun:
A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.
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Clapper as a noun:
A clapstick .
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Clapper as a noun (sewing):
A pounding block.
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Clapper as a noun:
The chattering damsel of a mill.
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Clapper as a noun (ice hockey):
A slapshot
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Clapper as a noun (cinematography):
The hinged part of a clapperboard, used to synchronise images and soundtrack, or the clapperboard itself.
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Clapper as a verb (transitive):
To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.
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Clapper as a verb:
To make a repetitive clapping sound; to clatter.
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Clapper as a verb:
Of birds, to repeatedly strike the mandibles together.
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Clapper as a noun (obsolete):
A rabbit burrow.
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Musicstick as a noun (Australia):
A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.