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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A beggar.
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trivet commented on the word clapperdudgeon
A beggar whose parents were beggars.
Possibly with nasty sores.
April 14, 2008
sionnach commented on the word clapperdudgeon
Gosh, I knew this word looked familiar.
April 14, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word clapperdudgeon
Is it clapperdudgeon or clapperdrudgeon?
April 14, 2008
Telofy commented on the word clapperdudgeon
OED lists these two alternative/non-standard spellings: clapperdogen, clapperdogeon.
"clapperdrudgeon" is not in the index.
October 21, 2008