CLAP, CLAPPING
NOUNS
1930 — MITT POUNDING clapping; applause → African-American sl.
VERBS
1388 — BEFLAP to clap → obs.
1398 — SMITE to clap one’s hands; to strike two or more things together → arch.
1905 — TACK to clap the hands → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1940 — BEAT ONE’S SKIN → BEAT SKIN to clap, to applaud → African-American sl.
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